{"id":95697,"date":"2025-12-20T23:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T23:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/95697\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T23:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T23:11:10","slug":"december-pauses-then-hits-fast-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/95697\/","title":{"rendered":"December pauses then hits fast forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; Lubbock officially reached 81 degrees on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">That officially breaks 104-year-old record of 80 degrees that had been standing since 1921. And if you\u2019ve been outside this afternoon, that record probably doesn\u2019t surprise you. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Red Flag Warning in effect until 7 pm\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/O2PZZ2HQ3BF2PC64YJEFB46ZMI.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"547\" \/>Red Flag Warning in effect until 7 pm(KCBD)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">It\u2019s been warm, windy, and very dry across the region. That combination is why fire weather has been the biggest concern today. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A red flag warning has been issued and will expire at 7 p.m. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">But there\u2019s a turning point, and it\u2019s a cold front which is basically a dividing line between two different air masses. Ahead of it today, we\u2019ve been sitting in warm, dry air. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">As it pushes through the area, winds ease up along with fire danger. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Overnight, cooler air moves in behind the front and pushes out the warm air. Lows fall into the 30s and conditions will feel much colder compared to last night. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Lows Tonight\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/D7DE5FS5H5DORFTAUAKZ3YLXSM.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"547\" \/>Lows Tonight(KCBD)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Sunday will stay on the quieter side with lighter winds, and while it\u2019s still warmer than what late December usually delivers, it will be noticeably cooler with highs in the mid to low 60s. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Sunday highs will feel noticeably cooler\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/L67275UH6NHIFDNKLBFR2LCTMM.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"544\" \/>Sunday highs will feel noticeably cooler(KCBD)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The break won\u2019t last long, and by Monday the pattern flips again. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Above average temperatures on tap for the area\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BBD5XENT35AMHC2O64DQDI5OMQ.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"558\" \/>Above average temperatures on tap for the area(KCBD)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A ridge will build into the southern U.S., and once that happens, warm air has a clear path back in. Southwest winds return, and temperatures will respond quickly. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"More warm weather as a ridge builds across the south later this week\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CWA747BU2RDE5DGVUPVRNMCPPI.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"545\" \/>More warm weather as a ridge builds across the south later this week(KCBD)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">That\u2019s the story for the next week. Not wild swings. No big changes. Just a very steady stretch of warm afternoons that don\u2019t feel like they belong in the week leading up to Christmas. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In Lubbock, daily high temperature records are in play from Monday through Friday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Christmas Eve Records: <\/p>\n<p>Warmest: 81 degrees (2021) Coldest: 8 degrees (1983)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Christmas Day Records: <\/p>\n<p>Warmest: 76 degrees (1955) Coldest: 17 degrees (1983)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"7 Day Forecast\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5OVWYJVYYFD5RJXKTEPZN5CHX4.PNG\" width=\"980\" height=\"550\" \/>7 Day Forecast(KCBD)<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 KCBD. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; Lubbock officially reached 81 degrees on Saturday. 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