While much of Texas experienced heavy rain and even flooding due to Tropical Storm Arthur off the Gulf Coast, Lubbock and the Panhandle-South Plains are seeing near-record heat and dry conditions Wednesday going into Thursday.
But that will change as soon as Thursday evening, with a cool front bringing an increasing chance of precipitation and even some storms starting Thursday evening going into the Juneteenth holiday weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Lubbock.
Lubbock was expected to reach a high of 106 on Wednesday – shy of the record high of 112 degrees for June 17 set back in 2017 – but well above the 92-degree-average high for the day…