{"id":403608,"date":"2026-08-11T15:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T15:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/403608\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T15:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T15:16:11","slug":"hot-clear-tuesday-plus-a-pattern-change-expected-as-early-as-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/403608\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot, clear Tuesday plus a pattern change expected as early as Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; Relentless heat and dry conditions continue Tuesday, but a hopeful shift in the weather pattern is on the horizon. Although conditions remain dry for now, storm chances are signaling a return as soon as Wednesday evening on the Caprock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The expansive high pressure system that has dominated the southern half of the country is beginning to weaken. The western lobe of the high is breaking down as an approaching trough moves toward the West Coast, setting the stage for changing conditions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"KCBD\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/76L3OM6LFJAKZI5XZVGPDBQNNY.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"529\" \/>KCBD(KCBD)What to expect this week<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tuesday: Expect continued hot and dry conditions. Temperatures will remain about 5 to 10 degrees above seasonal norms, similar to what has been experienced over the past several days. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"KCBD\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/V5F6VABFTBDLFJSP2WO25V5LMM.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"533\" \/>KCBD(KCBD)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Wednesday night into Thursday morning: We can\u2019t rule out a chance for showers and thunderstorms as early as Wednesday night. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"KCBD\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6MKSDMJWUBH3ZGOOPRDGQV4ER4.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"541\" \/>KCBD(KCBD)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">If you were planning to catch the Perseid meteor shower Wednesday night into Thursday morning, keep in mind that cloud coverage from potential storms could obstruct the view. While shower and storm chances remain slim during the peak viewing hours, any cloud cover could impact visibility of the meteor display.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"KCBD\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IM4NIO4DMVFBTNXPN3FSNCNXZQ.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"542\" \/>KCBD(KCBD)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Thursday and Friday: Storm chances increase significantly as the pattern shift takes hold. Temperatures will be slightly cooler as moisture and instability increase across the region<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"KCBD\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/K4GRIDT2OBE3VEALFNN67NF67M.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"546\" \/>KCBD(KCBD)<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KCBD. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; Relentless heat and dry conditions continue Tuesday, but a hopeful shift in the weather&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":403609,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[171,319,369,370,168,173,170,169,174,43955,374,172,371],"class_list":["post-403608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-forecast","tag-kcbd","tag-kcbd-weather","tag-local-weather","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-forecast","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news","tag-lubbock-weather","tag-shania-jackson","tag-south-plains","tag-weather","tag-weather-today"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403608\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/403609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=403608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=403608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}