Weather
Heat Advisory issued August 24 at 12:41PM CDT until August 24 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a Heat Advisory for the South Plains and extreme southwestern Texas Panhandle, with temperatures expected to reach up to 109 degrees through 8 p.m.
That number is not a typo. One hundred and nine degrees is the kind of heat that turns a parking lot into a danger zone and a car into an oven in minutes. This is not just a Lubbock problem but a widespread event across the area.
The NWS warning is direct: hot temperatures may cause heat illness. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are real risks today, not abstract warnings. People who work outdoors, the elderly, young children, and anyone without reliable air conditioning face the highest danger during the afternoon and early evening hours before the advisory lifts.
If you have to be outside, do it before noon or after 8 tonight. Check on neighbors who may not have AC. Do not leave pets or kids in a parked vehicle for any amount of time.
Texas Tech recorded its all-time high temperature of 114 degrees back in June 1994, so 109 is not unprecedented here, but that context offers cold comfort when you are standing on asphalt this afternoon.
Common questions
How hot is it supposed to get in Lubbock today?
- Temperatures are expected to reach up to 109 degrees across the South Plains and extreme southwestern Texas Panhandle. The National Weather Service in Lubbock issued a Heat Advisory lasting through 8 p.m. Sunday, covering a wide area beyond just the city.
Who is most at risk during the Lubbock heat advisory?
- People who work outdoors, the elderly, young children, and anyone without reliable air conditioning face the greatest danger. The NWS warns that heat exhaustion and heat stroke are real risks, especially during the afternoon and early evening hours before the advisory expires at 8 p.m.
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