{"id":232805,"date":"2026-04-03T02:44:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/232805\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T02:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:44:24","slug":"storm-chances-and-winds-to-increase-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/232805\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm chances and winds to increase Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; As we close out the week and kick off Easter weekend we\u2019ll see an introduction of scattered showers and storms Friday and again heading into Friday night\/Saturday morning as our next cold front arrives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">TONIGHT<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A quiet night ahead for the South Plains. Temperatures will vary due to increasing cloud cover but generally in the 50s and lower 60s, with upper 40s in our northwestern counties.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"We'll see a fairly mild and quiet night ahead\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/O2TCJOROCBDRHPBSKUVIZQYBH4.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"555\" \/>We&#8217;ll see a fairly mild and quiet night ahead(Dylan Smith)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">FRIDAY<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">We shake things up to kick off Easter weekend. A dry-line will be a big player in our chances for showers and storms increasing during the day-time hours Friday. High temperatures will mostly stay in the mid 80s.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"We'll stay fairly warm to close out the week for Good Friday, mostly topping out in the low to...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HITF7LQ7WJBXRAIPXTDQUHPCOE.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"562\" \/>We&#8217;ll stay fairly warm to close out the week for Good Friday, mostly topping out in the low to mid 80s.(Dylan Smith)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Our eastern counties are currently under a Slight (2\/5) Risk for severe weather, with the Marginal (1\/5) Risk extending as far west as Lubbock generally. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"The eastern counties of the South Plains is under a Slight Risk, with Lubbock under a Marginal...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VCPPRPSPPREFHCQ7XPNIFUYZEE.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"557\" \/>The eastern counties of the South Plains is under a Slight Risk, with Lubbock under a Marginal Risk for severe weather Friday\/Friday night.(Dylan Smith)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">I anticipate on and off scattered showers and storms heading into the middle of the day and into the afternoon hours.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Scattered showers and storms will likely pop up beginning mid-day to early afternoon.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5KQS4X3MGBCCLBKM7NZGBVGBM4.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"568\" \/>Scattered showers and storms will likely pop up beginning mid-day to early afternoon.(Dylan Smith)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A second round of showers and storms is anticipated heading into Friday night\/Saturday morning as our next cold front arrives and pushes through the area. We could see some strong to severe storms with both of these rounds.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"We've got a second round of showers and storms anticipated as we see a cold front push through...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SCOM7IZPNZHD3I3B2N32FTWO2Y.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"548\" \/>We&#8217;ve got a second round of showers and storms anticipated as we see a cold front push through the area Friday night\/Saturday morning.(Dylan Smith)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">EASTER WEEKEND<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Rain will generally wrap up early Saturday as that cold front pushes further to the south. Temperatures will drop to around the 70 degree mark both Saturday and Sunday. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"A cold front approaches Friday night which will knock temps down for Easter weekend and into...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2GCQDWYEPBHV7AUMWFKYUSCJBY.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"559\" \/>A cold front approaches Friday night which will knock temps down for Easter weekend and into next week.(Dylan Smith)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Winds on Saturday will ramp up to gust over 30 to 35 mph at times. Winds will slow to a pleasant breeze for Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">UPCOMING WEATHER PATTERN<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Next week isn\u2019t look overly eventful for now. We\u2019ll remain relatively seasonal in the low to mid 70s for the first half of the week. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Our best shots of rain will be Friday and again heading into Friday night\/Saturday morning early.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VTBBXXRQUFEGRO42YOFJDL3P7Q.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"568\" \/>Our best shots of rain will be Friday and again heading into Friday night\/Saturday morning early.(Dylan Smith)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Rain looks pretty scarce but I\u2019m not ruling it out entirely. We\u2019ll begin to warm up as we push into the second half of next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">TODAY IN WEATHER HISTORY: <\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 KCBD. 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