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Last Map Update: Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 7:40:38 pm CDT

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Today: Elevated Fire Danger

Thursday: Fire Weather Watch

Warmer Tonight

Dealing With Windshield Glare

Much warmer, drier, and occasionally breezy conditions this afternoon will create an elevated fire danger threat for much of the Caprock. A Rangeland Fire Danger statement is in effect today from noon until 8 PM.

A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for the entire South Plains region from 10 AM to 8 PM Thursday. Southwest winds around 15-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph and low relative humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions.

Overnight lows will be warmer tonight, in the upper 40s to upper 50s, with partly cloudy skies and light winds.

This time of the year, the sun rises from due east and sets due west in line with most roadways in West Texas. This can create a glare on vehicle windshields and artificially reduce visibility. There are a few things that can be done to mitigate this such as clean the inside and outside of windshields, replacing defective and streaking wiper blades, and increasing following distances as well as reducing speed.

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Local Weather History For March 24th...

1962 (23rd-24th): A severe dust storm dropped visibility to near zero over much of West Texas thanks to intense westerly
wind gusts between 60 and 85 mph. The KLVT radio station in Levelland recorded the highest gust in the state during this
event at 85 mph. Damage was confined mostly to signs, roofs, utility lines, and fences, however cotton trailers were
overturned and damaged at Seminole. Big Spring reported gusts to 78 mph which was the strongest dust storm there since
1955. The dust was swept deep into South Texas.