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Quieter rest of week with weekend rain chances and cooler weather ahead - fox34.com
Lubbock will see high temperatures stay in the low to mid 90s through Thursday, a slight drop from Tuesday's storms that brought flash flooding and strong winds to western and northern counties. That severe weather hit hard across the region, but today and Thursday look calm by comparison, with rain chances staying slim for most of the area.
That severe weather hit hard across the region, but today and Thursday look calm by comparison, with rain chances staying slim for most of the area. Overnight lows will settle around 70 degrees.
The dry pattern holds into Friday, according to the extended forecast, before rain chances pick back up over the weekend along with cooler temperatures. That timing matters for anyone with outdoor plans around Tech Terrace or the Depot District this week. Get things done Wednesday and Thursday, because the setup shifts by the weekend.
For most people here, this means a short window of stable, hot weather sandwiched between one storm system that already passed and another moving in. No severe threats are expected the next two days. The bigger story is the whiplash, from flash flooding one day to dry highs in the 90s the next, with cooler and wetter conditions waiting just a few days out.
Lubbock's weather this week is doing in 72 hours what some places take a full season to pull off.
Common questions
Will it rain in Lubbock this week?
- Rain chances stay slim through Thursday, with the dry pattern holding into Friday. Lubbock will see mostly calm weather after Tuesday's storms brought flash flooding and strong winds to western and northern counties. Overnight lows will settle around 70 degrees during this quieter stretch.
When will cooler weather arrive in Lubbock?
- Cooler temperatures move in over the weekend, along with rain chances picking back up. Until then, highs stay in the low to mid 90s through Thursday. Anyone with outdoor plans around Tech Terrace or the Depot District should plan for Wednesday and Thursday before the pattern shifts.
Did Lubbock get storm damage this week?
- Western and northern counties saw the worst of it, with Tuesday's severe weather bringing flash flooding and strong winds. Lubbock itself is seeing calmer conditions today and Thursday by comparison, with the dry stretch expected to hold until weekend rain chances return.
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