Lubbock, Texas Weather
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Lubbock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 2:20 PM CST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——62°47°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear——70°44°+8°
- ThursdayNov 12Overcast——70°42°0°
- FridayNov 13Overcast——70°53°0°
- SaturdayNov 14Light Showers20%0.11″57°51°-13°
- SundayNov 15Overcast20%—65°46°+8°
- MondayNov 16Light Drizzle—0.01″48°42°-17°
Air quality now AQI 21 · Good
AQI 21 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 3.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 3.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 3.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
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).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:48 AM
- Moonset
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- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Lubbock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 55°F (high 62°F, low 47°F), 2°F above the 53°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: March 24 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 4 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Lubbock
- Tue63°47°1%
- Wed70°44°0%
- Thu70°42°0%
- Fri70°53°0%
- Sat57°51°20%
- Sun65°46°20%
- Mon48°42°4%
- Tue51°43°19%
- Wed66°50°22%
- Thu66°47°16%
- Fri68°43°28%
- Sat43°33°27%
- Sun45°29°11%
- Mon41°26°6%
- Tue56°33°6%
- Wed66°41°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Lubbock
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Lubbock — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically November 11) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, and carrots.
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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