Current weather · Sep 26, 10:49 PM CDT

33.6540, -100.8460

77°

Partly CloudyFeels like 77° · Humidity 60%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Lubbock, TX · grid 87,35
High
90°
Low
67°
Rain today
7%
Sunrise
7:34 AM
Sunset
7:34 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

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Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Sat 10 PM77°77°62°60%2%S5 mph6 mph33%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 11 PM77°77°62°60%2%S5 mph7 mph27%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 12 AM75°75°63°66%2%SSW5 mph7 mph38%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 1 AM74°74°63°69%0%SSW6 mph7 mph25%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 2 AM73°73°63°71%0%SW6 mph7 mph42%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 3 AM72°72°62°71%0%SW6 mph8 mph33%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 4 AM70°70°62°76%1%WSW7 mph9 mph32%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 5 AM69°69°62°78%1%WSW7 mph9 mph41%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 6 AM69°69°61°76%1%W7 mph10 mph52%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 7 AM67°67°61°81%1%W8 mph12 mph51%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 8 AM69°69°60°73%1%W7 mph10 mph45%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 9 AM72°72°60°66%1%W7 mph10 mph33%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 10 AM78°78°60°54%1%W7 mph10 mph34%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 11 AM82°82°59°46%1%W7 mph12 mph28%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 12 PM84°84°60°44%1%WNW7 mph10 mph19%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 1 PM87°86°57°36%1%NW7 mph10 mph43%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 2 PM89°87°55°32%1%NNW6 mph9 mph49%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 3 PM90°88°54°30%1%N5 mph10 mph33%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 4 PM90°88°53°28%1%N5 mph10 mph34%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 5 PM90°87°52°27%1%N5 mph10 mph34%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 6 PM91°88°52°27%1%NNW5 mph10 mph52%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 7 PM88°86°54°31%0%N5 mph9 mph45%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 8 PM86°84°54°34%0%NNE5 mph7 mph74%—10 mi25,000 ft
Sun 9 PM81°81°54°39%0%N5 mph7 mph57%—10 mi13,000 ft
Sun 10 PM78°78°55°45%0%N6 mph8 mph42%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 11 PM77°77°55°47%0%NNE5 mph7 mph30%—10 mi-100 ft
Mon 12 AM76°76°56°50%0%NNE5 mph6 mph27%—10 mi-100 ft
Mon 1 AM74°74°57°55%0%NNE5 mph7 mph24%—10 mi-100 ft
Mon 2 AM73°73°58°59%0%N5 mph7 mph21%—10 mi-100 ft
Mon 3 AM71°71°58°64%0%N5 mph7 mph15%—10 mi-100 ft
Mon 4 AM71°71°59°66%0%N6 mph8 mph13%—10 mi-100 ft
Mon 5 AM69°69°59°70%0%N6 mph8 mph15%—10 mi-100 ft
Mon 6 AM68°68°60°76%0%N6 mph8 mph10%—9 mi-100 ft
Mon 7 AM68°68°60°76%0%N7 mph9 mph17%—9 mi-100 ft
Mon 8 AM67°67°60°78%0%N6 mph9 mph17%——
Mon 9 AM71°71°61°71%0%NNW6 mph9 mph22%——
Mon 10 AM76°76°62°62%0%NW6 mph10 mph26%——
Mon 11 AM80°81°62°54%0%W6 mph10 mph28%——
Mon 12 PM83°83°61°48%0%SSW7 mph10 mph30%——
Mon 1 PM86°86°60°42%0%SSE7 mph10 mph32%——
Mon 2 PM88°87°59°38%0%SSE6 mph10 mph33%——
Mon 3 PM90°89°57°33%0%S6 mph9 mph34%——
Mon 4 PM90°88°56°32%0%S5 mph9 mph35%——
Mon 5 PM90°88°56°32%0%S5 mph9 mph37%——
Mon 6 PM89°87°56°33%0%SSE5 mph10 mph38%——
Mon 7 PM88°87°57°35%2%SSE6 mph10 mph40%2%——
Mon 8 PM85°84°57°39%2%SSE7 mph10 mph48%2%——
Mon 9 PM83°83°58°43%2%SSE7 mph12 mph56%2%——

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 26, 10:45 PM CDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 11, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodaySep 2690°67°Partly Cloudy7%wind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  2. SunSep 2792°67°Mostly Sunny2%wind 8 mph
  3. MonSep 2891°70°Mostly Sunny2%wind 8 mph
  4. TueSep 2986°66°Chance Rain Showers72%0.83 inwind 14 mph · gusts 23 mph
  5. WedSep 3081°61°Showers And Thunderstorms81%1.16 inwind 14 mph · gusts 21 mph
  6. ThuOct 178°58°Chance Rain Showers48%0.15 inwind 13 mph · gusts 20 mph
  7. FriOct 278°58°Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms18%0.03 inwind 10 mph · gusts 16 mph
  8. SatOct 382°60°Sunny9%wind 8 mph
  9. SunOct 479°57°National Blend17%0.06 inwind 10 mph · gusts 16 mph
  10. MonOct 577°57°National Blend8%wind 8 mph
  11. TueOct 682°59°National Blend6%0.01 inwind 7 mph
  12. WedOct 7~78°56°Model mean
  13. ThuOct 8~79°58°Model mean
  14. FriOct 9~77°58°Model mean
  15. SatOct 10~83°59°Model mean
  16. SunOct 11~79°60°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like77°
  • WindS 5 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity60%
  • Dew point62°
  • Pressure—
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · set
  • Moonrise7:28 PMMoonset 7:29 AM
  • Moon phaseFull moon100% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 26, 7:00 PM CDT

NOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.

  1. TodaySep 26—67°NWS grid 90° / 67°rain 4%wind 5 mph
  2. SunSep 2791°67°NWS grid 92° / 67°rain 7%wind 8 mph
  3. MonSep 2890°69°NWS grid 91° / 70°rain 7%thunder 18%wind 8 mph
  4. TueSep 2985°66°NWS grid 86° / 66°rain 80%thunder 26%0.77 inwind 15 mph · gusts 23 mph
  5. WedSep 3080°60°NWS grid 81° / 61°rain 79%thunder 24%1.68 inwind 14 mph · gusts 21 mph
  6. ThuOct 176°57°NWS grid 78° / 58°rain 42%thunder 16%0.32 inwind 13 mph · gusts 18 mph
  7. FriOct 276°57°NWS grid 78° / 58°rain 14%thunder 10%0.02 inwind 12 mph · gusts 17 mph
  8. SatOct 381°59°NWS grid 82° / 60°rain 8%wind 7 mph
  9. SunOct 479°57°Beyond the NWS gridrain 17%0.06 inwind 10 mph · gusts 16 mph
  10. MonOct 577°57°Beyond the NWS gridrain 8%wind 8 mph
  11. TueOct 682°59°Beyond the NWS gridrain 6%0.01 inwind 7 mph
  12. WedOct 783°—Beyond the NWS gridrain 4%wind 7 mph
50°73°95°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Sep 26, 7:00 PM CDT · GFS Sep 26, 1:00 PM CDT · GEFS Sep 26, 1:00 PM CDT · ECMWF Sep 26, 7:00 AM CDT · ECMWF AI Sep 26, 7:00 AM CDT

Each line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.

50°73°95°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2690° 67°~89° 74°~91° 81°~92° 82°92° 65°0.02 in~92° 68°0.03 in
Sun Sep 2792° 67°92° 71°92° 73°93° 74°92° 70°~92° 70°
Mon Sep 2891° 70°89° 67°94° 71°0.02 in91° 71°91° 66°~91° 67°
Tue Sep 2986° 66°0.83 in—83° 75°0.10 in80° 72°0.98 in85° 74°0.10 in~87° 75°0.02 in
Wed Sep 3081° 61°1.16 in—84° 69°1.23 in79° 67°0.63 in86° 71°0.15 in~84° 72°0.41 in
Thu Oct 178° 58°0.15 in—82° 65°74° 65°0.21 in85° 67°0.08 in~76° 64°0.09 in
Fri Oct 278° 58°0.03 in—78° 62°75° 63°0.22 in~73° 67°~64° 59°0.07 in
Sat Oct 382° 60°—83° 67°78° 63°0.08 in~75° 57°~73° 60°
Sun Oct 4——72° 61°76° 64°0.08 in~71° 57°~80° 59°
Mon Oct 5——76° 53°68° 59°0.11 in~70° 57°~77° 62°
Tue Oct 6——77° 57°~67° 56°0.04 in~69° 53°~79° 56°
Wed Oct 7——~77° 58°—~72° 51°~84° 58°
Thu Oct 8——~77° 59°—~76° 54°~82° 59°
Fri Oct 9——~76° 59°—~78° 55°~77° 59°
Sat Oct 10——~74° 59°—~90° 61°~83° 57°
Sun Oct 11——~79° 60°—~74° 69°~65° 61°

A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.

ECMWF ensemble meteogram

ECMWF ensemble meteogram for this place: box plots of cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and temperature from the 51 ensemble members for ten days.
Rendered by ECMWF from its 51-member ensemble, in metric units: each box spans the middle half of the members, the whiskers the rest, the line the control run. A forecast, not an observation. © ECMWF, CC BY 4.0.

The next 90 days

NOAA GHCN normals and records at Lubbock International Airport (LBB) · Climate Prediction Center outlooks

No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.

The forecast reaches Sun Oct 11, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.

Climate Prediction Center (CPC) temperature leanwarmer 33% · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct to Dec0°20°40°60°80°100°TodayOct 1Nov 1Dec 1

Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normalCPC near normal or equal chances

Week ofNormalWarmest on recordColdest on recordTemperature leanPrecipitation lean
Sep 2682° / 53°100° (2020)35° (1985)no outlookno outlook
Oct 377° / 51°100° (2000)29° (1970)near normal most likely · days 6 to 1033% chance above normal · days 6 to 10
Oct 1078° / 50°99° (2024)28° (1969)33% chance above normal · Oct 202640% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 1777° / 47°94° (2016)27° (1989)33% chance above normal · Oct 202640% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 2467° / 42°94° (2024)18° (1993)33% chance above normal · Oct 202640% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 3167° / 40°88° (2016)7° (1991)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 767° / 39°90° (2006)14° (1976)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 1465° / 37°90° (2025)4° (1976)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2160° / 32°86° (1965)-1° (1957)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2859° / 32°83° (1949)1° (1976)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 558° / 29°79° (2007)1° (1950)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1255° / 26°82° (2010)2° (1987)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1951° / 28°85° (2025)-2° (1989)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec

Health and activities

Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollen

None of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.

The sun is down, so each rating says which span it is for: tomorrow’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.

Health

  • Arthritisnext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Common coldtomorrowLowmild
  • FlutomorrowLowmild
  • Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
  • Heat stresstomorrowModerateheat
  • SunburntomorrowLowweak sun
  • Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
  • SleepingtonightVery goodwarm night

Outdoors

  • RunningtomorrowFairhot
  • HikingtomorrowVery goodhot
  • BikingtomorrowVery goodhot
  • GolftomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • FishingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Beach and pooltomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
  • StargazingtonightFairbright moon

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
  • Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads

Home and garden

  • Lawn mowingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • GardeningtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Outdoor entertainingtomorrowVery goodhot
  • Drying laundry outsidetomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Painting and outdoor projectstomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestomorrowHighwarm
  • TickstomorrowModeratewarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
  • Outdoor peststomorrowHighwarm

Stargazing

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moon

Tonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated poor.

Night ofRatingDarkClear hoursClear and moonlessMoon litTransparency (est.)DewStrongest wind
SaturdayPoor8:57 PM to 6:12 AM0 of 9None100%7 mph
SundayFair8:56 PM to 6:13 AM3 of 9None98%Good6 mph
MondayPoor8:54 PM to 6:14 AM0 of 9None93%9 mph
TuesdayPoor8:53 PM to 6:14 AM0 of 9None87%10 mph
WednesdayPoor8:52 PM to 6:15 AM0 of 9None79%1 h9 mph
ThursdayPoor8:50 PM to 6:16 AM0 of 9None70%9 mph
FridayGood8:49 PM to 6:17 AM9 of 93 h from 9:00 PM60%Fair5 mph

Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.

Golden hour and blue hour

Computed from the sun and moon positions
DayBlue hour, morningGolden hour, morningGolden hour, eveningBlue hour, evening
Sat7:10 AM to 7:19 AM7:19 AM to 8:07 AM7:02 PM to 7:50 PM7:50 PM to 7:59 PM
Sun7:10 AM to 7:20 AM7:20 AM to 8:08 AM7:00 PM to 7:48 PM7:48 PM to 7:58 PM
Mon7:11 AM to 7:21 AM7:21 AM to 8:09 AM6:59 PM to 7:47 PM7:47 PM to 7:56 PM
Tue7:12 AM to 7:21 AM7:21 AM to 8:09 AM6:57 PM to 7:45 PM7:45 PM to 7:55 PM
Wed7:12 AM to 7:22 AM7:22 AM to 8:10 AM6:56 PM to 7:44 PM7:44 PM to 7:54 PM
Thu7:13 AM to 7:23 AM7:23 AM to 8:11 AM6:55 PM to 7:43 PM7:43 PM to 7:52 PM
Fri7:14 AM to 7:23 AM7:23 AM to 8:12 AM6:53 PM to 7:41 PM7:41 PM to 7:51 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:34 AM, 91° E
  • SS Sunset 7:34 PM, 269° W
  • MR Moonrise 7:28 PM, 83° E
  • MS Moonset 7:29 AM, 273° W
  • Full moon, 100% lit

Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.

Drone flying

NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107

This hour: no-fly (low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Mon 8 AM to 7 PM, 11 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 7:04 AM to sunrise 7:34 AM, and sunset 7:34 PM to 8:04 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Sat
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Sat 10 PMNo-fly518192%10 miup to 0 ft77°low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 11 PMNo-fly518212%10 miup to 0 ft77°low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 12 AMNo-fly518212%10 miup to 0 ft75°low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 1 AMNo-fly623240%10 miup to 0 ft74°low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 2 AMNo-fly623240%10 miup to 0 ft73°low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 3 AMNo-fly623250%10 miup to 0 ft72°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 4 AMNo-fly717191%10 miup to 0 ft70°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 5 AMNo-fly717191%10 miup to 0 ft69°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 6 AMNo-fly710131%10 miup to 0 ft69°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 7 AMNo-fly812151%10 miup to 0 ft67°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 8 AMNo-fly79121%10 miup to 0 ft69°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 9 AMNo-fly79121%10 miup to 0 ft72°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 10 AMNo-fly79121%10 miup to 0 ft78°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 11 AMNo-fly78131%10 miup to 0 ft82°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 12 PMNo-fly78121%10 miup to 0 ft84°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 1 PMNo-fly78121%10 miup to 0 ft87°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 2 PMNo-fly67101%10 miup to 0 ft89°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 3 PMNo-fly55111%10 miup to 0 ft90°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 4 PMNo-fly55111%10 miup to 0 ft90°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 5 PMNo-fly56121%10 miup to 0 ft90°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 6 PMNo-fly56121%10 miup to 0 ft91°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 7 PMNo-fly518230%10 miup to 0 ft88°low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Sun 8 PMCaution511130%10 mi400 ft86°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 9 PMCaution511130%10 mi400 ft81°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)

Flight restrictions nearby

Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.

Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.

Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.

Spraying and field work

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast

Hours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.

Spraying windows

  • Sat 10 PM to Sun 1 PM 15 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Sun 9 PM to Mon 2 PM 17 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Mon 8 PM to Tue 3 AM 7 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Thu 9 PM to Fri 5 AM 8 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Fri 2 PM to Sat 5 AM 15 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Sat 8 AM to 4 PM 8 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
Sat
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
SundayDry1%0.00 in27%7 mph2 dGood
MondayDry2%0.00 in32%7 mph1 dGood
TuesdayWet72%0.83 in48%14 mph
WednesdayWet56%1.16 in54%14 mph
ThursdayShowers possible30%0.15 in50%13 mph
FridayDry15%0.03 in42%10 mph2 dGood
SaturdayDry9%0.00 in38%8 mph1 dGood

Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.

Solunar times

Computed from the moon’s position

The best-rated day this week is Saturday, rated best.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Sat Best12:11 AM to 2:11 AM12:33 PM to 2:33 PM6:59 AM to 7:59 AM6:58 PM to 7:58 PM 100%7:34 AM, 7:34 PM
Sun Best12:56 AM to 2:56 AM1:20 PM to 3:20 PM8:04 AM to 9:04 AM7:28 PM to 8:28 PM 99%7:35 AM, 7:33 PM
Mon Good1:45 AM to 3:45 AM2:10 PM to 4:10 PM9:11 AM to 10:11 AM8:02 PM to 9:02 PM 95%7:36 AM, 7:32 PM
Tue Fair2:37 AM to 4:37 AM3:04 PM to 5:04 PM10:21 AM to 11:21 AM8:41 PM to 9:41 PM 90%7:36 AM, 7:30 PM
Wed Poor3:33 AM to 5:33 AM4:03 PM to 6:03 PM11:33 AM to 12:33 PM9:29 PM to 10:29 PM 82%7:37 AM, 7:29 PM
Thu Fair4:33 AM to 6:33 AM5:04 PM to 7:04 PM12:43 PM to 1:43 PM10:25 PM to 11:25 PM 73%7:38 AM, 7:28 PM
Fri Fair5:36 AM to 7:36 AM6:07 PM to 8:07 PM1:47 PM to 2:47 PM11:29 PM to 12:29 AM 64%7:39 AM, 7:26 PM

Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index

Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.

In words

NWS forecast periods, as issued
  1. Tonight67° · 2% · SW 5 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

  2. Sunday92° · 1% · NW 5–10 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

  3. Sunday Night67° · 1% · N 5 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind around 5 mph.

  4. Monday91° · NW 5 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

  5. Monday Night70° · 12% · SSE 5–10 mph

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

  6. Tuesday86° · 53% · S 10–15 mph

    A chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

  7. Tuesday Night66° · 81% · SSE 10 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

  8. Wednesday81° · 81% · SSW 10–15 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

  9. Wednesday Night61° · 48% · WSW 5–10 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

  10. Thursday78° · 48% · NW 10–15 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

  11. Thursday Night58° · 24% · N 10 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  12. Friday78° · 17% · N 5–10 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  13. Friday Night58° · 15% · NNE 5 mph

    A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  14. Saturday82° · 4% · NNE 5–10 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 82.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Lubbock, TX · issued Sep 26, 10:36 PM CDT

Written by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.

KEY Messages

Updated at 1032 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Mostly sunny and warm conditions through Monday afternoon.

Tropical moisture Monday evening through Wednesday will bring widespread (potentially heavy) rain chances and cooler temperatures.

Short Term

1032 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(Tonight through Monday)

Showers and thunderstorms have departed the forecast area to the south and east and a quiet night is expected with partly cloudy skies and lows in the 60s. An upper ridge axis will move over the region on Sunday, bringing mostly sunny skies and highs ranging from the mid 80s to mid 90s. The ridge will continue to have the majority of influence through the day Monday with essentially the same forecast as Sunday.

Long Term

1032 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(Monday night through next Saturday)

Attention will quickly turn to a pair of systems to our south and west. A deep positively titled upper low will descend over Southern California late Monday into Tuesday. At the same time, Hurricane Polo is expected to be making landfall over southern Baja California. The main upper through flow orientation would be enough on its own to bring a large fetch of Pacific moisture over our area, however this will also be combined with it "sweeping up" the remnant moisture from Hurricane Polo. Timing remains somewhat uncertain, but areas along the TX/NM border would see the first of the associated precipitation Monday evening, with rain gradually shifting eastward with the progression of the aforementioned through. Tuesday evening into early Wednesday morning looks to be the period that will see the heaviest and most widespread rainfall across the entire forecast area. GFS/NAM develops the dry slot sooner and thus an earlier end time Wednesday morning, while ECMWF remains more optimistic with regards to rain persisting for longer. Respective GFS/ECMWF ensembles are similar to their deterministic counterparts. It remains too early to be overly specific and everything will be monitored closely in the coming days. A drier pattern looks to develop thereafter into next weekend.

Aviation

610 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(00Z TAFS)

VFR conditions will prevail. Previous model runs indicated some patchy fog and low stratus may impact the region, however models have backed off on this. Winds will remain light and variable overnight before shifting to the north to northwest by Sunday morning. Currently, thunderstorms remain well to the south of KCDS, however there is still a slight chance for a thunderstorm or two to develop near the terminal through the rest of this evening.

LUB Watches / Warnings / Advisories

None.

Hazardous weather outlook Sep 26, 11:17 AM CDT

The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.

FLUS44 KLUB 261617 AAA
HWOLUB

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1117 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

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Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-
Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum-
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1117 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling 
Plains, and the far Southern Texas Panhandle.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Isolated thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon into this 
evening, primarily across the Rolling Plains. Sporadic wind gusts up
to 65 mph, hail up to the size of quarters and brief downpours are 
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Thunderstorm chances return for much of the region late Monday and
persist through Thursday. Rain is expected to be the most widespread
on Tuesday and Wednesday, when locally heavy amounts may lead to 
flooding concerns.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

The outlooks beyond

SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this point

The national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.

Severe weather

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26General Thunderstorms Risk
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27No risk area
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28General Thunderstorms Risk
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
  5. Day 5 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
  6. Day 6 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
  7. Day 7 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
  8. Day 8 · Sat Oct 3No risk area

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Under 0.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Under 0.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 280.50 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Sep 29–Sep 301.75 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 1–Oct 20.01 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Flash flood risk

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Marginal
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Below marginal
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28Below marginal
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29Slight
  5. Day 5 · Wed Sep 30Slight

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 2–Oct 6
  2. Days 6–10 · Precipitation33% chance above normalOct 2–Oct 6
  3. Days 8–14 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 4–Oct 10
  4. Days 8–14 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 4–Oct 10

Hazards, 3 to 14 days

  1. Tue Sep 29Heavy Rain
  2. Sep 29–Oct 3Severe Drought

Drought

  1. Drought Monitor, map of Sep 22D3 Extreme drought
  2. Outlook for Sep 2026Drought persists

Drought in this county: the map, the record since 2000 and the outlook

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Spur

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around April 6 and the first fall freeze around November 4: a growing season of about 209 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 20; one spring in ten still has one after April 24.

Climate of 33.65, -100.85: normals, records and every month

Everything else on the grid

NWS forecast grid · 27 elements

The forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.

ElementSatSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
HeatRisk max1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor0 · Little1 · Minor
Wet bulb globe temperature max78°79°79°76°74°71°70°72°
Heat index max89°88°89°85°79°77°77°81°
Chance of thunder max5%1%2%37%37%19%15%6%
Cloud ceiling min-100 ft-100 ft-100 ft
Visibility min10 mi10 mi9 mi
Mixing height max8,600 ft9,300 ft9,700 ft4,900 ft5,400 ft4,900 ft4,500 ft3,400 ft
Transport wind max13 mph14 mph13 mph17 mph22 mph20 mph15 mph15 mph
Twenty-foot wind max8 mph7 mph7 mph13 mph13 mph12 mph9 mph7 mph

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Lubbock International Airport (LBB) · 56 mi away

Each forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.

DayForecastNormalRecord highRecord low
Sat Sep 2690° / 67°83° / 56°100° (2020)39° (2000)
Sun Sep 2792° / 67°84° / 55°100° (1953)41° (2000)
Mon Sep 2891° / 70°81° / 54°98° (1994)37° (1996)
Tue Sep 2986° / 66°82° / 53°97° (1977)38° (1985)
Wed Sep 3081° / 61°85° / 56°99° (1977)35° (1985)
Thu Oct 178° / 58°84° / 56°98° (2000)39° (1985)
Fri Oct 278° / 58°83° / 55°99° (2000)40° (1975)
Sat Oct 382° / 60°82° / 55°100° (2000)35° (1961)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Sat7:10 AM7:34 AM7:34 PM7:59 PM12 h 0 min Full moon · 100% lit
Sun7:10 AM7:35 AM7:33 PM7:58 PM11 h 58 min Waning gibbous · 99% lit
Mon7:11 AM7:36 AM7:32 PM7:56 PM11 h 56 min Waning gibbous · 95% lit
Tue7:12 AM7:36 AM7:30 PM7:55 PM11 h 54 min Waning gibbous · 90% lit
Wed7:12 AM7:37 AM7:29 PM7:54 PM11 h 52 min Waning gibbous · 82% lit
Thu7:13 AM7:38 AM7:28 PM7:52 PM11 h 50 min Waning gibbous · 73% lit
Fri7:14 AM7:39 AM7:26 PM7:51 PM11 h 47 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat7:14 AM7:39 AM7:25 PM7:50 PM11 h 46 min Last quarter · 53% lit

Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

What is here

Seven days
The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
Hour by hour
Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
Everything else on the grid
The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
The discussion
The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
Beyond the week
The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
Against the record
Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
The next 90 days
The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.

Common questions

Where does this forecast come from?

From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.

How far ahead does it go?

The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.

Why is this different from the app on my phone?

Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.

What is a place’s address here?

Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.

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