Arctic Front Entering Texas-4:30pm Update

As of 4:30, the arctic blast was somewhere between Amarillo and Lubbock. Lubbock warmed up to 66 degrees this afternoon and is forecast to drop to near 10 degrees tonight. Dalhart hit 60 degrees before the front came in and is now at 29 degrees with winds gusting to 40!

For us, the big factor will be whether the clouds part or not on Thursday and Friday. I'm still thinking it will remain mostly cloudy and that we will stay below freezing for most of Thursday, all day Friday and until late morning on Saturday, when the skies do clear. I also think we will see mid teens for lows on Saturday morning if it does clear by Friday afternoon.

Looking further down the calendar, our area will be in a pattern of below normal temps and above average chances for precipitation for the next two weeks. If we can get some more arctic air to move in, we might still have a decent shot at getting some snow. Our next chance may be around the 15th of the month...we shall see!