{"id":413277,"date":"2026-08-21T22:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T22:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/413277\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T22:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T22:20:11","slug":"dangerous-heat-is-here-to-stay-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/413277\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangerous heat is here to stay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; Triple digit heat isn\u2019t going anywhere across the South Plains, and the hottest days are still to come. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A Heat Advisory remains in place until 8 p.m. for the eastern half of our viewing area where temperatures are expected to climb around 105 degrees in some locations. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">There\u2019s a slim chance for isolated storms late Friday afternoon or evening. However, most of us will stay dry. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Rain chances remain slim as heat builds this week\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787350809_582_2BTSCSPNKNDHZCOJBEYX7BWKCA.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"558\" \/>Rain chances remain slim as heat builds this week(KCBD)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Saturday will be even hotter. Most areas will surpass 100 degrees with some places east of the Caprock, reaching 109. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Highs are expected to be even hotter tomorrow\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787350810_900_MEYGI3FSIVCBFF2VUQ73QZ65TM.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"552\" \/>Highs are expected to be even hotter tomorrow(KCBD)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A Heat Advisory will be in effect Saturday from noon until 8 p.m. across the same area. Another slight chance for a handful of storms during the evening, but most will stay dry. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Heat advisory in effect for tomorrow for the highlighted areas\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787350811_969_7SGJR2JBANF7LIT4Q3NVKNAHOI.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"537\" \/>Heat advisory in effect for tomorrow for the highlighted areas(KCBD)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Heat peaks around Monday and Tuesday, when Lubbock could reach around 104 degrees for several days in a row. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Temperatures will peak during the late afternoon, generally between 3 and 6 p.m. each day. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">This extreme heat can become dangerous quickly, especially for people working outdoors, older adults, children, and anyone without reliable air conditioning. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"7 Day Forecast\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787350811_432_GYABWFXSIJDXRLAAYOGB5DKBSI.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"545\" \/>7 Day Forecast(KCBD)<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KCBD. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; Triple digit heat isn\u2019t going anywhere across the South Plains, and the hottest days&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":413278,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[171,3205,168,173,170,135962,169,174,172],"class_list":["post-413277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-forecast","tag-heat","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-forecast","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-heat","tag-lubbock-news","tag-lubbock-weather","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413277","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=413277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/413278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}