{"id":268670,"date":"2026-04-27T20:19:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/268670\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T20:19:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:19:26","slug":"critical-fire-weather-kicks-off-an-active-week-of-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/268670\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical fire weather kicks off an active week of weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; After a warm and windy weekend with 90s and wind gusts in the 50 mph range, we\u2019re relaxing some of that a little as we kick off the final few days of April this week. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">TODAY<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Temperatures will relax a little compared to the 93 degrees Lubbock saw Sunday afternoon. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"It'll still be warm, just not as hot as Sundays highs with widespread low to mid 90s.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B6SVKRWP4RCLPKNYNJ5TMQVZB4.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"569\" \/>It&#8217;ll still be warm, just not as hot as Sundays highs with widespread low to mid 90s.(Dylan Smith)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">High temps this Monday afternoon will hit the mid to upper 80s with wind gusts of 35 to 40 mph expected this afternoon. This has led to a fire weather warning for the afternoon hours Monday. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"A fire weather warning has been issued from noon until 8:00pm for the area Monday afternoon.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RLWVS437DJEX3IUQDIBDJJ7WTY.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"544\" \/>A fire weather warning has been issued from noon until 8:00pm for the area Monday afternoon.(Dylan Smith)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">TONIGHT<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Mild and breezy again, overnight lows remain in the 50s once again. Winds will stay generally between 10 to 20 mph.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">UPCOMING WEATHER PATTERN<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">We\u2019ve got one more day of critical fire weather possible for Tuesday before some significant changes head our way the rest of the week. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"More critical fire weather is expected again Tuesday before a big cooldown arrives for the...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2UAJZFZEVRCVVGYYI2FWBQX2ZU.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"555\" \/>More critical fire weather is expected again Tuesday before a big cooldown arrives for the rest of the week(Dylan Smith)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A cold front arrives by Wednesday morning, dropping us into the 70s and then 60s for the remainder of the week and into next weekend. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Rain chances peak for the South Plains heading into Thursday\/Friday\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/L5AZNGWK2ZGOJAYGF2KTVCDORA.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"548\" \/>Rain chances peak for the South Plains heading into Thursday\/Friday(Dylan Smith)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Rain chances will kick off on Thursday and peak Thursday night into Friday and possible linger into the first half of the day Saturday. 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