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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1024 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026

- Cloudy through most of the day on Saturday with drizzle in the morning hours.

- Gradually warming temperatures through next week with dry conditions expected.

SHORT TERM

(Tonight through Sunday) Issued at 1024 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Low stratus will remain entrenched across the region throughout the nighttime hours and through much of the day on Saturday. Although it is not entirely clear when stratus will completely clear out. This will create a tricky temperature forecast for Saturday with the lack of confidence in the cloud cover forecast. This is also evident in the wide range of temperatures shown in guidance. Otherwise, mostly drizzle and very light rain showers will continue through Saturday morning. An upper level shear axis will slowly push south but will still create some weak large scale ascent over the southern Rolling Plains. Total rainfall amounts are still only expected to be on a few hundredths of an inch. Elsewhere, mostly drizzle can be anticipated through the early morning hours.

LONG TERM

(Sunday night through next Friday) Issued at 1024 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026

A warming trend will begin this weekend through the middle of next week with the building of an upper level ridge over the four corners. The warming trend will primarily be due to the lack of cloud cover even though low level winds will continue to be out of the east. Winds will return to the southwest as lee troughing establishes itself. The upper level ridge will begin to break down towards the middle of the week as a series of short wave troughs enter into the Pacific Northwest. Stronger lee troughing late in the week will bring temperatures back up above seasonal averages.

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1230 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026

IFR stratus with some fog at times will plague LBB and PVW through early morning before slowly rising to VFR this afternoon. CDS should retain MVFR until the afternoon as well.

LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.