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Last Map Update: Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 5:36:48 pm CDT

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Sunday: High Wind Watch

Sunday: Fire Weather Watch

Tonight

Bone Dry Saturday

Extended Outlook

A High Wind Watch is in effect for the entire forecast area between 7 AM and 7 PM CDT Sunday. A strong cold front will move through West Texas on Sunday morning, and will be accompanied by very strong winds from the northwest that will transition to the north throughout the day. Sustained winds between 30-50 mph, with gusts up to 60 mph, are forecast. Blowing dust will result in reductions to visibility.

A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for the entire forecast area between 7 AM and 9 PM CDT Sunday. The high winds and very low relative humidity will result in the rapid growth and spread of wildfires.

Chilly weather is expected tonight, with a mostly clear sky and light winds.

Essentially no moisture will be present Saturday, as record high temperatures at Lubbock and near-record highs at Childress are expected. Highs are forecast to near or breach 90 degrees for most locales. The light, westerly breeze and relative humidity as low as 5 percent will lead to an elevated fire danger expected for the Caprock and the southern Rolling Plains.

Following the high winds, fire danger, and blowing dust on Sunday, much colder temperatures are expected Monday morning. Temperatures will then gradually warm up throughout the rest of next week, with no sign of rain.

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Local Weather History For March 13th...

1953: In the midst of a historic drought, a devastating tornado developed this day very near the Stonewall and Haskell
County line and proceeded to claim the lives of 17 people and injure 25 in Jud, OBrien and Knox City. Decades later