Temperature
52 F at 1 AM; 66 F at its warmest, 3 AM Thursday, and 52 F at its coolest, 1 AM.
- Now
- 52F
- 1 AM
- Highest
- 66F
- 3 AM Thursday
- Lowest
- 52F
- 1 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, Texas
Medium airport in Lubbock County, Texas* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible across the far southwestern Texas Panhandle and as low as 32 near the edge of the Caprock. * WHERE...The South Plains and the southwestern Texas Panhandle. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
53°
57°/47°
Partly cloudy·
Feels like 53°·Fresh breeze 24 mph NNE
Alert. A Freeze Watch is in force for Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport until 10 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport is 53° and partly cloudy at 2 AM. The dew point is 43°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Fresh breeze from the north-northeast at 24 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 56° by 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 36° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Frost can form on the ground in sheltered spots. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 78°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 59°. Rain is possible Thursday (32%). Frost is possible tomorrow morning, a low of 35°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:12 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:27 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 20 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
1Air quality
66%Humidity
45%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
53feels53
24mph
Today
Oct 16
5747
26mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
5935
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
6336
14mph
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7145
12mph
Tue
Oct 20
7452
13mph
Wed
Oct 21
7757
13%
14mph
Thu
Oct 22
7860
32%
16mph
53°
57°47°
59°35°
63°36°
71°45°
74°52°
77°57°
78°60°
As of 2:00 AM in Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, Texas.
Air quality
The air at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport
Index 1, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Lubbock (TX), 5 miles off.
1Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)1Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 8, good.
GoodModerate
- 8YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 42 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport
1.35 in in the last 24 hours, 2.00 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 1.35in
- Last 3 days
- 2.00in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 68%
Visibility
How far you can see at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, the next 42 hours
Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 5 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- LBB
- ICAO
- KLBB
- IATA
- LBB
- Field elevation
- 3,282 ft
- Serves
- Lubbock
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- LBB
- Wind now
- From 20° at 24 mph, read 16 Oct, 01:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 / 26 | 8,003 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 90° / 270° | 8 mph head, on 08 | 23 mph from the left |
| 17L / 35R unlit | 2,891 ft | 74 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 0° | 23 mph head, on 35R | 8 mph from the right |
| 17R / 35L | 11,500 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 180° / 0° | 23 mph head, on 35L | 8 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Lubbock INTL Arpt (LBB), Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 42 F, the air 69% saturated; the humidity ran from 60% at 5 PM Thursday to 100% at 4 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 42F
- 1 AM
- Humidity now
- 69%
- Humidity, range
- 60 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
21 mph from the north northeast at 1 AM; at its strongest 24 mph, 5 PM Thursday, with a gust of 41 mph at 5 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 21mph
- from the north northeast
- Strongest
- 24mph
- 5 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 41mph
- 5 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.48 inHg at 1 AM, rising 0.07 inHg over 3 hours; 0.49 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.48inHg
- 1 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.07inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.49inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 1 mile at 4 AM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 1mi
- 4 AM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 200 ft at 4 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 22 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 200ft
- 4 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 22
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
1.29 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.57 in, in the hour to 5 AM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 1.29in
- Wettest hour
- 0.57in
- 5 AM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 6
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Lubbock INTL Arpt: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/3,241 ft/41 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Reese Center ScanREET2
At a river or reservoir gauge/12.8 mi away/3,333 ft/51 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Reese CenterS2104
At a soil climate station/12.8 mi away/3,333 ft/51 ft above here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
Lubbock 9NLUBT2
At a cooperative observer's station/1.8 mi away/3,294 ft/12 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Lubbock 2.8 NTX-LK-104
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.3 mi away/3,210 ft/72 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Lubbock 9N (LUBT2), 1.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:45. measured daily
Elsewhere in Texas
20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- New Dealtown, 4 mi
- Lubbockcity, 6 mi
- Idaloucity, 8 mi
- Shallowatercity, 10 mi
- Buffalo Springsvillage, 11 mi
- Abernathycity, 12 mi
- Ransom Canyontown, 12 mi
- Wolfforthcity, 15 mi
- Lorenzocity, 16 mi
- Slatoncity, 19 mi
- Petersburgcity, 19 mi
- Smyertown, 20 mi
Airports near Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport
- Levelland Municipal AirportLLN, 33 mi
- Hale County AirportPVW, 35 mi
- Lamesa Municipal AirportLUV, 63 mi
- Denver City AirportE57, 76 mi
- Gaines County AirportGNC, 83 mi
- Winston FieldSNK, 84 mi
- Hereford Municipal AirportHRX, 87 mi
- Andrews County AirportE11, 101 mi