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Last Map Update: Fri, Aug 29, 2025 at 8:33:04 am CDT

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Friday: Excessive Rainfall Outlook

Saturday: Excessive Rain Outlook

Not As Hot Today Then Storms Tonight

A Stormy Weekend...Then Drying

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are forecast to move across West Texas this evening and into the early morning hours Saturday. Heavy rainfall will lead to a localized risk of flash flooding. Rain rates between 1-2 inches per hour will be common. Some storms may be severe and capable of producing damaging wind gusts near 60 mph, primarily during the late-evening hours Friday.

There is an increasing potential for a heavy rain event across West Texas on Saturday night. Thunderstorm chances are high, with numerous storms forecast to develop and move into West Texas Saturday night. The risk for excessive rainfall includes all of the South Plains, the Rolling Plains, and the far southern Panhandle. Hourly rain rates between 1-2 inches per hour will be common, with up to 3 inches per hour possible. A few storms may be severe.

A cold front that moved through the region last evening will bring a bit of a cooldown across the South Plains area. For tonight, showers and thunderstorms are expected to move in from eastern New Mexico and spread across the region.

Chances for thunderstorms will increase through the weekend. Some storms may be severe Saturday, with locally heavy rainfall resulting in the potential for flash flooding, especially Saturday night. Storm chances will then continue into next week, with Sunday the coolest day of the forecast period.

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Local Weather History For August 29th...

2008: Much of the southern Great Plains saw a number of unusually colored sunrises and sunsets from late August through
early September. These brilliant displays were attributed to tons of sulfur dioxide, dust and ash that circled the globe
after being belched into the upper atmosphere by Mount Kasatocki in Alaska.