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Expect another very warm/hot day today across the High Plains as yet another cool front begins to move into the area late this afternoon. A few isolated showers and t-storms will again be possible over NE NM, the OK and the N TX Panhandles late today as the cool front heads our way and an upper-level disturbance also helps in the development of the much-needed rainfall. Now, don't get too excited about the rain as NOT everybody will see it, but at least, we will have something on Buzula Furniture LIVE MAX Radar today! Highs will warm into the 80s and 90s over the majority of the region with the exception of the areas listed above where upper 70s and lower 80s will occur. Skies will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy today as northwesterly morning winds at 5-15 mph shift to the west at speeds averaging 10-20 mph later this morning and continuing through the afternoon. Tonight may be a good night to open up those doors and windows and let some cool air flow into your homes...and give your air conditioners a much needed break! Trust me, you will need the A/C later this week! There may be a few isolated to widely scattered showers and t-storms over the OK and N TX Panhandles this evening, but those will move off into Oklahoma after midnight. Winds will switch to the north behind a cool front at speeds averaging 10-20 mph as overnight lows drop into the 40s and 50s by sunrise on Tuesday. Cloud cover will thicken up causing partly to mostly cloudy skies by sunrise on Tuesday as well.

It will be slightly "cooler" than it was over the weekend on Tuesday as highs only warm into the middle 70s to the lower 80s thanks to a reinforcing shot of cold air. Yeah, that's not that "cool", but it's better than the 90s and 100 degree heat from Saturday! Skies will be mostly cloudy to cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon hours as northerly winds at 10-20 mph during the morning shift around to the west in the afternoon.

We will start to warm back up on Wednesday as a ridge of upper-level high pressure builds back into the High Plains. Highs will reach the mid 80s to the lower 90s by late day. Winds will blow from the south at 10-20 mph during the morning, then the southwest at 15-25 mph with some higher gusts possible in the afternoon. Skies will be mostly sunny throughout the day.

Thursday will be the first day in a series of days that will give us slight rain chances each and every afternoon and evening hours! Now, that means that it won't rain EVERY day, but at least we will have a slight chance of showers and t-storms during each and every day. High temperatures will rise into the upper 80s to the mid 90s as southerly and southeasterly winds at 10-20 mph will increase to the 15-25 mph average range with higher gusts possible from the south and southwest. Skies will be mostly sunny during the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon.

What would the Memorial Day weekend be without slight chances of showers and t-storms during the afternoon and evening hours? Well, this Memorial Day weekend will be no different as mostly sunny morning skies becomes partly cloudy during the afternoon as isolated showers and t-storms develop after 3pm. High temperatures will rise into the upper 80s to the mid 90s as southeasterly morning winds at 10-20 mph shift to the south and increase to the 20-30 mph range during the afternoon hours.