Lubbock, Texas Weather
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Lubbock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 12:40 AM CDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Rain later26%0.30″89°67°—
- TuesdaySep 22Light Showers33%0.07″81°64°-8°
- WednesdaySep 23Drizzle66%—81°68°0°
- ThursdaySep 24Light Showers50%0.01″80°67°-1°
- FridaySep 25Drizzle50%0.02″83°68°+3°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast23%—87°72°+4°
- SundaySep 27Overcast14%—89°71°+2°
Air quality now AQI 40 · Good
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 5:04 PM
- Moonset
- 2:30 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Lubbock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 78°F (high 89°F, low 67°F), 8°F above the 70°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: March 24 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 4 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
15-Day Forecast — Lubbock
- Mon89°68°26%
- Tue81°64°33%
- Wed82°67°66%
- Thu82°67°50%
- Fri80°67°50%
- Sat87°70°23%
- Sun91°71°14%
- Mon90°73°21%
- Tue94°75°19%
- Wed90°77°14%
- Thu90°73°12%
- Fri89°72°10%
- Sat85°63°19%
- Sun72°57°14%
- Mon72°52°10%
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Live wind & temperature near Lubbock
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Right now in the garden
Late season
As of September 21, the first frost (around November 11) is about 7 weeks away. Frost-tender plants keep producing until then. This city's planting calendar for September: harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Lubbock
SPC includes Lubbock in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Lubbock
Lubbock sits in Lubbock County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 23m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 55m — a swing of +4h 28m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Houston, the state’s largest city, lies about 463 miles to the ESE. The nearest town Lubbock tracks is Midland, roughly 107 miles to the S.
Air quality in Lubbock
Air quality in Lubbock’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2024 (median AQI 23). See the full air-quality history for Lubbock.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| April | lettuce, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
July is Lubbock's warmest stretch (~81°F) and January its coldest (~42°F); precipitation crests in June at 2.7 inches and ebbs in February to 0.6 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip |
|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 0.7″ |
| February | 46° | 0.6″ |
| March | 53° | 1.2″ |
| April | 62° | 1.4″ |
| May | 70° | 2.6″ |
| June | 78° | 2.7″ |
| July | 81° | 2.2″ |
| August | 80° | 2.0″ |
| September | 72° | 2.6″ |
| October | 63° | 1.7″ |
| November | 51° | 0.8″ |
| December | 43° | 0.8″ |
Regional context
Similar climates Wolfforth, TX, Shallowater, TX, Buffalo Springs, TX
Per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Lubbock runs from a 42°F January mean to 81°F in July, a 39°F seasonal spread, with near 19.4 inches of precipitation.
Precipitation in Lubbock runs summer-dominant: June averages 2.7 inches from warm-season storms, while February drops to 0.6 inches under drier cool air. Lubbock shares that warm-season-wet pattern with places like Wolfforth, TX, Shallowater, TX and Buffalo Springs, TX.
Around March 24, Lubbock sheds its freezing nights — peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes go into Lubbock's beds. Lubbock's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until Lubbock's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. By November 11, frost is back in Lubbock — protect or harvest anything tender. That date is a median: Lubbock freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Wolfforth, TX, Shallowater, TX, Buffalo Springs, TX, New Deal, TX, Ransom Canyon, TX.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Lubbock?
- Lubbock's last spring frost lands near March 24, and in Lubbock the first fall frost follows around November 11.
- What is the rainy season in Lubbock?
- Rainfall in Lubbock peaks in June near 2.7 inches, out of about 19 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Lubbock?
- The warmest stretch in Lubbock comes in July, around 81°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in Lubbock?
- On average January is the chilliest month in Lubbock, about 42°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Lubbock?
- Frost-hardy sowings begin at March 24 in Lubbock; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
- What hardiness zone is Lubbock?
- Lubbock's hardiness zone tracks its winter low; with January near 42°F, check the USDA ZIP map for the exact zone.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Lubbock?
- Lubbock's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Lubbock?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Lubbock in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Lubbock?
- Current conditions for Lubbock and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Lubbock forecast updated?
- The Lubbock forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Lubbock?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Lubbock are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Lubbock?
- The next few days in Lubbock's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Lubbock sits at 33.6°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
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