Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
550 FXUS64 KLUB 131117 AFDLUB Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lubbock TX 517 AM CST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 515 AM CST Thu Nov 13 2025 - Warm and dry conditions through the weekend, with possible record highs today through Saturday. - Cooler next week but still dry through at least Wednesday. && .SHORT TERM... (Today and Tonight) Issued at 1120 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025 Quiet conditions will continue today through tonight across the region. Upper ridging will continue to build over the region through the early morning hours with the ridge axis moving near the FA by sunrise Friday. Surface winds will become more westerly through this morning as a surface lee trough broadens and moves slightly east into the Great Plains. Winds will remain light, however, thanks to the broad surface gradient. The combination of westerly winds and the overhead ridge will help afternoon high temps reach into the low to mid 80s. && .LONG TERM... (Friday through next Wednesday) Issued at 1120 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025 The main story for Friday and Saturday remains the well-above average temperatures under a strong ~585 Dm ridge. Outside of the far SW Panhandle, highs in the mid-to-upper 80s remain expected under mostly sunny skies. This may lead to some localized elevated fire weather conditions. An upper low will move onshore over southern California late Saturday into Sunday. Models remain in good consensus that the associated precipitation will remain west of our area and PoPs have again been left out of the forecast. While surface WSW winds will continue during the afternoon hours thereafter through Tuesday, upper heights will fall as the aforementioned trough displaces the warmer airmass under the ridge. Highs will drop by about 5-7 degrees each day, falling into the 60s by mid-week. A second deeper trough with a greater southerly moisture fetch looks to develop around this time frame as well, possibly bringing a correspondingly greater precipitation chance to the area. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 515 AM CST Thu Nov 13 2025 VFR will prevail at all TAF sites. && .LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...51 LONG TERM....19 AVIATION...30