Snow reports, slow melting, slow warming

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - With snow on the ground, especially north of Lubbock, the cold is going to linger for a while. As the snow slowly melts temperatures will slowly climb. You’ll find snowfall reports at the end of this post.

Flurries are possible today, but there will not be any additional accumulation. With a mostly cloudy sky and widespread snow cover temperatures will remain well below average today. With a slight breeze, the wind chill around Lubbock may not get much above 32°.

With a mostly cloudy sky and widespread snow cover temperatures will remain well below average today.(KCBD First Alert)

It’s going to be a cold one tonight. Skies clear, winds become light, and temperatures drop into the teens. Even with a light wind, wind chills may dip into the single digits.

It's going to be a cold one tonight.(KCBD First Alert)

In the days ahead, as the snow slowly melts, temperatures will slowly moderate. It’s going to take several days to get back to our average high for late January. Saturday’s high of 57°.

With snow on the ground, especially north of Lubbock, the cold is going to linger for a while. As the snow slowly melts temperatures will slowly climb.(KCBD First Alert)

The next cold front is expected late Saturday. It will drop lows into the teens and 20s and highs into the 40s both Sunday and Monday. This front will be dry.

The next chance of precipitation for the South Plains is around Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Currently, it appears to be a slight chance.

Snowfall Reports

Snowfall reports from yesterday, January 24:

10.0 1 NW Matador

9.0 Plainview

8.5 Kress

7.2 Lubbock Int. Airport

7.0 Friona

7.0 Hale Center

7.0 Matador

7.0 Silverton

605 Memphis

6.0 Edmonson

6.0 Northfield

6.0 Quitaque

6.0 Roaring Springs

5.8 5 WSW Lubbock

5.5 1 ESE Dimmitt

5.5 Friona

5.5 5 SW Lubbock

5.5 Turkey

5.4 2 S Wolfforth

5.3 2 E Childress

5.3 Lubbock

5.3 1 E Shallowater

5.3 2 E Wolfforth

5.2 1 E Plainview

5.2 Plainview

5.2 Reese Center

5.0 6 SSW Lubbock

5.0 3 ENE Tulia

4.8 Childress

4.8 4 SSW Lubbock

4.6 Abernathy

4.5 3 S Estelline

4.1 3 E Wolfforth

4.0 1 N Crosbyton

4.0 2 E Flomot

4.0 Lazbuddie

4.0 Morton

4.0 Olton

3.6 Levelland

3.5 7 NW Childress

3.5 Hart

3.5 3 S Tell

3.2 Floydada

3.1 Shallowater

3.0 9 SE Floydada

3.0 1 W Kirkland

3.0 5 SW Littlefield

3.0 Muleshoe

3.0 10 S Paducah

3.0 6 NNW Ropesville

3.0 3 WNW Woodrow

2.8 2 SSE White River Lake

2.5 1 WNW Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge

2.3 1 NE Post

2.0 Brownfield

2.0 Plains

1.1 Southland

1.0 Jayton

1.0 7 E Paducah

1.0 1 W Spur

1.0 1 WNW Tahoka

0.7 15 S Paducah

0.5 Aspermont

0.5 Denver City

0.5 Lake Alan Henry

0.2 Guthrie

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. Not all reports here are considered official. An additional statement with final storm totals will be issued later today.

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