If you live across the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles, enjoy temperatures in the 80s and 90s today, tomorrow and Thursday. But buckle up for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Scenario As it looks right now a…
Category: High Plains Weather
9/27/13 – Severe Weather Breakdown
Severe weather potential for high plains
Friday afternoon and evening are looking more like May than late September. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop and some could be strong to severe with hail, damaging wind and an isolated tornadoes possible.…
Cool down headed toward Amarillo
As the end of the week nears, a change in the weather is headed Amarillo’s direction. By this time on Saturday temperatures will be about 10 degrees cooler and rain will be tapering off in…
Rain, drought relief, continues across southern high plains
A plume of monsoonal moisture continues to traverse sections of eastern New Mexico and the western Texas and Oklahoma panhandles this afternoon and evening. So far, radar estimates show between one and three inches of…
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High pressure across the High Plains
Latest NAM shows a warmer afternoon across high plains
This morning it was looking like today would be a few degrees warmer than yesterday’s forecast. Keep in mind that yesterday’s “actual” was about three to seven degrees warmer than the forecast. So today, I…
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Upper air shift might bring Amarillo rain chances
The high plains is sitting under – arguably – the strongest ridge of high pressure of the summer season. In fact, dating back to April, this is the longest stretch of sunshine the high plains…
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Sunshine, warmer temperatures return to high plains
If you have missed the abundant sunshine and hot weather that usually accompanies August across the high plains, then buckle up friends, it’s about to get “August-y” for you. Mother Nature finally shook out the…
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Mesoscale Discussion 1718: Eastern NM & Tx/Ok panhandles
The Storms Prediction Center is tracking the potential for severe weather across the Eastern New Mexico, and the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles. They have categorized it as a “marginal severe threat” that may “persist this…
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