Observed 3:00 PM CDT at KLBB

Buffalo Springs Lake, TX weather

Overcast and 70°21°, rain tomorrow ~7 AM–3 PM (52%).

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Cloudy

Wind: 16 mph26 km/h; From the south. 1016–16 mph26 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 18Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.17 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (75°24° then, 70°21° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 1 AM
High 72°22° today at 4 PM
Rain and storms tonight 1 AM–tomorrow night 7 PM (50%, 0.84 in21 mm)
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h tomorrow 10 AM–noon
Drizzle Monday from 1 PM (60%, 0.26 in6.6 mm)

This afternoonNear 72°22° · Cloudy
TonightDown to 63°17° by 5 AM · Rain 1–6 AM (40%)
Tomorrow morningNear 63°17° · Rain all morning (50%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
Tomorrow afternoonNear 66°19° · Storms all afternoon (50%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 60°16° by 5 AM · Storms 6–7 PM (40%)
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 65°18° · Rain 1–3 PM (60%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	61%	99%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	59%	100%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	57%	94%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	57%	100%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	59%	94%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	61%	85%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	92%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	68%	90%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	70%	53%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	73%	63%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	73%	93%	0
Sun 2a	Showers	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	78%	94%	0
Sun 3a	Showers	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	84%	89%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	84%	98%	0
Sun 5a	Showers	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	90%	86%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	93%	99%	0
Sun 7a	Rain	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	93%	99%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	93%	100%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph39 km/h	100%	99%	0
Sun 10a	Drizzle	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	90%	100%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	90%	100%	0
Sun 12p	Rain	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	90%	99%	1
Sun 1p	Drizzle	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	90%	100%	1
Sun 2p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph39 km/h	84%	99%	1
Sun 3p	Rain	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	84%	99%	0
Sun 4p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	78%	98%	1
Sun 5p	Thunderstorms	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	75%	98%	1
Sun 6p	Thunderstorms	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	75%	97%	1
Sun 7p	Showers	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	73%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	78%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	81%	90%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	78%	49%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	48%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	81%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	81%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	81%	87%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	81%	96%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	81%	93%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	90%	97%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	87%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	87%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	93%	96%	0
Mon 9a	Showers	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	90%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	84%	99%	0
Mon 11a	Showers	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	84%	100%	0
Mon 12p	Drizzle	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	87%	99%	0
Mon 1p	Drizzle	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	60%, 0.13 in3.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	90%	100%	2
Mon 2p	Drizzle	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	60%, 0.13 in3.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	87%	100%	1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 60°16°. Typical 73°23° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 45°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 69°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 72°22° / 44°7°. Storms 0.27 in6.9 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.38 in9.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Thunderstorms, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Thunderstorms, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 69. South southeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 44°7°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Oct 26. Thunderstorms. High 67°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 72°22° / 44°7°. Storms 0.27 in6.9 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 58°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  60% chance · 0.32 in8.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 67. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 44°7°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 72°22° / 44°7°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 44°7°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 71°22° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 77°25°).
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 43°6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 71°22° / 43°6°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  60% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 43°6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 70°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Storms 0.51 in13 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 73°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 69°21° / 41°5°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–76°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–57°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 41°5°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 60°.
Tomorrow
52% chance of rain, high 69°, low 58°, cooling off.
Monday
62% chance of rain, high 67°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Highs 69–77°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Brazos River near Lubbock 4ESE

5.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.3 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 95% less heating than a typical week.

This week 3Typical 52

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 57°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–12:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Lubbock International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1911–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−4°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
+8°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Buffalo Springs Lake weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 4 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 8 min less
Golden hour: 6:28–7:18 PM; Morning 7:43–8:33 AM
Blue hour: 7:18–7:27 PM; Morning 7:33–7:43 AM; first light 7:33 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 87% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:18 AM · rises 5:59 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Buffalo Springs Lake. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.