If you’re new to Lubbock and wondering what kind of weather to expect on Christmas, let me help you out: all of it. Every single season. Sometimes within the same hour. This town treats weather patterns like a roulette wheel spun by a drunk elf who keeps yelling, “Let it snow! Actually, no…make it 82!”

Photo by Iván Díaz on UnsplashThe thing is…

Christmas in Lubbock is less about cozy predictability and more about survival instincts. We don’t really ever have to “dress for the season” here. Instead, we dress for the rapid mood swings of a sky that doesn’t know what it wants. You’ll leave the house in a hoodie, and by lunchtime, you’re sweating like you’ve been roping cattle in August. By the time the sun sets, you’re wrapped in a blanket, sipping hot chocolate, and talking about “the wind chill” like you’ve been climbing Everest.

Photo by Eldo Rafael on UnsplashF The Wind

And yes, dude, the wind. The wind is always friggin’ invited to Christmas in Lubbock. It shows up early, stays FAR too late, and doesn’t head out until every single inflatable ornament is in the neighbor’s yard. It’s the only place in America where Frosty gets yeeted across the yard at 66 mph while your dad chases him shouting, “Grab the stakes! WHERE ARE THE STAKES?!”

Photo by iridial on UnsplashWe Freak Out, Too

Then there’s the yearly tradition of the Lubbock Snow Event, also known as “Six Flakes Falling Randomly Across Town.” We’ll cancel half the city over what amounts to someone’s dandruff. Meanwhile, the north side of town will get a full blizzard, the south side gets a balmy afternoon, and over by the loop? A dirty snowing mud storm, because why not?

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Photo by Jasmin Causor on UnsplashSnow Ain’t Comin’, Y’all

By Christmas Eve, you’re left checking your weather app like it’s a toxic ex you know you shouldn’t trust. One minute it says 22°, the next it says you need sunscreen. You might build a snowman at breakfast and be in flip-flops by dinner.

It’s festive! It’s chaos! It’s Lubbock!

Photo by Elimende Inagella on UnsplashWe’re Used To It

The beauty is, we’ve all learned to roll with it. Layers on layers. A hoodie in the car at all times. Windproof yard decorations. A deep emotional bond with our heating and cooling systems.

Lubbock is Lubbock

Christmas here may not be predictable, but it’s never boring. And honestly? That’s exactly the kind of holiday spirit this weird little West Texas city specializes in.

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