South Plains, TX Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

44°F
Feels Like 39°F  
Humidity 47% Dew Point 25°F Wind WSW 9 MPH Gusts 11 Barometer 30.05 in.763.3 mm
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 7.2 miles ESE of central South Plains
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuNov 13
Thu Nov 13: Sunny, High 81F, Low 45F
81
45
FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Sunny, High 84F, Low 51F
84
51
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Sunny, High 83F, Low 45F
83
45
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 77F, Low 50F
77
50
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Sunny, High 73F, Low 42F
73
42
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Mostly Sunny, High 65F, Low 43F
65
43
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Showers, High 63F
20%
63
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures start near 81°F, reaching 84°F before cooling to 63°F, then recovering to 63°F by week's end. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing rain chances.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 13°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 62°F with lows around 34°F.

This Date in Weather History

1933 - The first dust storm of the great dust bowl era of the 1930s occurred. The dust storm, which had spread from Montana to the Ohio Valley the day before, prevailed from Georgia to Maine resulting in a black rain over New York and a brown snow in Vermont. Parts of South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa reported zero visibility on the 12th. On the 13th, dust reduced the visibility to half a mile in Tennessee.

More on this and other weather history

South Plains, TX 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Nov 13

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Friday Nov 14

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday Nov 15

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Monday Nov 17

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 15 to 20 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Tuesday Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Wednesday Nov 19

Showers

Day: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.


About South Plains, TX

South Plains is an unincorporated community in northern Floyd County, Texas, United States. It lies along State Highway 207 north of the city of Floydada, the county seat of Floyd County. Its elevation is 3,215 feet (980 m). Although South Plains is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79258. Quitaque Creek flows past just north of the community and creates a gorge in the Caprock escarpment about three miles to the east.

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