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Last Map Update: Sat, Jan 18, 2025 at 5:12:21 pm CST

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A round of light snow is expected this evening. Snow accumulations from a dusting to around 1/2 inch is expected, primarily on the Caprock.

Much colder temperatures tonight following a secondary surge of cold air in the evening. Breezy northerly winds will give way to single digit windchills overnight and lows.

Temperatures will remain below freezing until Tuesday afternoon along with wind chills below zero Monday and Tuesday mornings, generally on the Caprock. Milder conditions return by Wednesday.

Very cold temperatures are expected this weekend through the middle of next week. Layering up is important to prevent hypothermia and frostbite. Overnight lows in the single-digits are expected, so it will only take a light breeze to make it feel like the temperature is below zero. Dress appropriately when venturing outside for prolonged periods of time!

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Local Weather History For January 18th...

1990 (18th-19th): A large storm system that dumped nearly one foot of snow in the northwest Texas Panhandle produced a
sleet storm over the South Plains. Patchy glazed roads from the 18th through early morning on the 19th resulted in a
number of mostly minor traffic accidents. However, a slick Loop 289 in east Lubbock contributed to the death of a truck
driver whose tractor-semi trailer skidded off an overpass before falling 30 feet to the pavement below. The greatest
benefit of the sleet was that it melted to a liquid equivalent of one inch or more...the first precipitation of any
consequence in over four months.