LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) -We’ve gained around 45 minutes of daylight in just four weeks this February, thanks to that increasing sun angle.
Summary of February(KCBD)
It’s one of the reasons we end the month of February flirting with temperatures that feel slightly more spring-like than February.
Lows tonight(KCBD)
And this weekend, we take that warmth even further.
Saturday Highs(KCBD)
Saturday will climb into the mid-80s under mostly sunny skies.
An upper-level ridge (essentially a dome of warmer air aloft) has been positioned to our west. Ridges promote sinking air and sinking air compresses and warms. Add in mostly sunny skies and a southwest wind coming off the higher terrain in New Mexico, and you get efficient heating.
Saturday hourly forecast(KCBD)
Sunday could see temperatures in the mid 80s and some locations pushing close to 90. But that depends on the timing of a “cooler front”.
If it arrives earlier in the day, Sunday may be a few degrees cooler than expected and a few degrees warmer if it slides through later.
Either way, we’ll feel the difference on Monday. Highs fall back into the 70s, which is more typical for the start of March as winds shift out of the north.
Rain chances return next week(KCBD)
Early next week, our upper-level pattern shifts again as a storm system moves into the southwest. This will flatten our ridge that’s currently in place and pull in moisture from the Gulf.
That combination introduces rain chances early next week.
7 Day Forecast(KCBD)
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