Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lamesa Municipal Airport (KLUV)

Lat: 32.76° N Lon: 101.92° W Elev: 2999 ft.

Fair and Breezy

95°F

35°C

Humidity 12%
Wind Speed SW 24 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index90°F (32°C)
Last update 15 May 1:15 pm CDT
Detailed forecast for

Dawson County

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Breezy with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tonight
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Saturday
Sunny, hot with highs around 101. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
Monday
Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 90s.
Monday Night
Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
Tuesday
Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 40 percent.



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1222 PM CDT Fri May 15 2026
 
 

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