Steve Divine

The South Plains and West Texas will experience a bit of a temperature roller coaster the next several days.

Summer-like heat highlights the rest of this week’s weather across the South Plains and West Texas, with temperatures climbing into the 90s each day and some spots off the Caprock potentially reaching triple digits.

Today’s weather pattern will stay locked in place through Sunday. That means more of the same — hot, breezy, and bone-dry. Well, with a few possible exceptions.

Published May 15, 2026 at 10:48 PM GMT+2 | Updated moments ago Watch a livestream of radar and current weather conditions in the player above.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The South Plains and West Texas remain locked in critical fire weather conditions through sunset Monday, but a dramatic shift is coming. A strong cold front will sweep from north to south late tonight and early Tuesday morning, ushering in below-average temperatures for the next few days and increasing rain chances by midweek.

Today’s cooler weather will stick around for a few days, with an increasing chance of rain.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Friday across West Texas will be warm with the potential for scattered thunderstorms late in the day. Some storms may be strong with the potential for severe weather.

The next couple of days will bring a stretch of drier and warmer weather, though a few isolated storms may pop up late each afternoon. Then a couple days of more active weather is currently expected around Friday and Saturday.

A few strong storms could bring limited heavy rain, hail, and gusty winds to parts of the KCBD/FOX34 viewing area this evening. The threat drops off significantly until late Friday, when another chance of storms arrives.

A few thunderstorms will linger in our area well into this evening. In the days ahead, high pressure strengthening over the KCBD/FOX34 viewing area will result in summer heat and, also, suppress thunderstorm chances.