A cool down and a warm up

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Following the arrival of a cold front last night, our area will be quite cool this afternoon. The cool down will be followed, however, by quite a warm up. Here’s what I expect for the final days of March.

Also following the cold front, a cold morning. Freezing temperatures were recorded this morning across much of the Caprock, including Lubbock.

While the day begins sunny, this afternoon will become partly cloudy. Temperatures will peak nearly 15 degrees below the average high for the date.

The breezy wind, around 10 to 20 mph, will continue through midday. Speeds will diminish to around 10 mph mid- to late afternoon.

Moderating temperatures highlight my forecast for the next couple of days.

In the Lubbock area, Wednesday temperatures will range from a low in the mid-30s to a high in the mid-70s. Thursday extremes will range from the mid-40s to near 80 degrees.

Once again there is a very slight chance of thunderstorms over the far eastern viewing area late Thursday. At this time, it appears storm development is more likely just east of the viewing area. Watch for possible updates.

The last day of March, Friday, will be cooler, windy, but mostly sunny.

LUBBOCK CLIMATOLOGY

Lubbock’s temperatures yesterday ranged from a low of 33° to a high of 66° (recorded at the Lubbock airport). The low this morning was 28° (as of this posting).

For today, March 28, Lubbock’s average low is 42° and the average high 72°. The record low is 16° (set in 1931) and the record high is 94° (set in 2022).

Lubbock’s precipitation total for the month is a trace. That is 0.95″ below the month-to-date average. The total for the year is 0.75″, which is 1.50 below the year-to-date average.

Lubbock’s snowfall total for the season to date is 7.2″. That is 0.3″ above the average to date.

Sunrise today was at 7:40 AM CDT, sunset is at 8:05 PM CDT. Sunrise tomorrow is at 7:39 AM CDT.

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