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Last Map Update: Thu, Oct. 28, 2021 at 4:09:55 pm CDT


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Strong north to northwest winds will blow again today, especially from near the I-27 and US 87 corridors east through the Rolling Plains. Wind will cause elevated to critical fire weather danger as well as some blowing dust. Temperatures will remain near or slightly below normal.

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Location	Time (CDT)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
Lubbock TX	14:53	Clear	10	67	22	17	N 20G35	-	30.13
Childress TX	14:53	Clear	10	70	22	16	N 32G60	-	30.03
Plainview TX	15:35	Clear	10	64	22	19	NNW 25G32	-	30.13
Hereford TX	15:35	Clear	10	65	23	19	N 17G28	-	30.17
Clovis NM	14:56	Clear	10	61	22	22	N 20G24	-	30.20
Tucumcari NM	14:53	Clear	10	63	22	20	NNE 12G17	-	30.17
Amarillo TX	14:53	Clear	10	63	22	20	NW 30G45	-	30.12
Dalhart TX	14:53	Clear	10	60	22	22	N 20G35	-	30.19
Pampa TX	15:35	Clear	10	66	26	22	NNW 38G48	-	30.07
Altus OK	15:35	Clear	10	71	21	14	N 35G43	-	29.96
Vernon TX	15:35	Clear	10	72	24	16	NNW 25G38	-	29.97
Abilene TX	14:52	Clear	10	72	28	19	NW 29G45	-	30.03
Sweetwater TX	15:35	Clear	10	72	24	16	NW 20G29	-	30.10
Big Spring TX	15:35	Clear	10	71	23	16	NW 23G29	-	30.12
Midland TX	14:53	Clear	10	70	25	18	NNW 17G23	-	30.14
Hobbs NM	14:50	Clear	10	69	15	12	WNW 12G18	-	30.16
Carlsbad NM	14:53	Clear	10	69	21	15	SE 9	-	30.15
Albuquerque NM	14:52	Clear	10	61	26	26	N 6	-	30.25
Dallas/Fort Worth TX	14:53	Partly Cloudy	10	72	29	20	NW 33G51	-	29.79
Houston TX	14:53	Mostly Clear	10	78	32	18	NW 30G44	-	29.77
Austin TX	14:53	Clear	10	78	34	20	NW 14G36	-	29.91

Local Weather History For October 28th...

1976 (28th-29th): An unprecedented early season snowfall occurred over portions of West Texas Thursday and Friday October
28th and 29th and 1976. This is the first time a significant snowfall had been recorded in this region in October. The
snow occurred roughly to the north of a Hobbs, NM to Lubbock to Perryton line and also in the mountains of southwest
Texas. Due to temperatures near or slightly above freezing at the time of the snow and warm ground temperatures, most
accumulations were held to between two and four inches due to continuous melting. Steady snow rates however still left
snow depths of around one inch by the time the snow stopped mid-afternoon on the 29th. This caused numerous minor traffic
accidents. Although Lubbock Airport reported a 2-day storm total snowfall of 7.5 inches, the rapid melting kept
instantaneous snow depths between 1 and 2 inches throughout the course of the 2-day storm.