Plains, Texas Weather
Plains, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Plains, Borden County.
Full aviation weather for Plains is published on the Lamesa Municipal Airport (KLUV) page, 31 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 4 airfields within reach of Plains have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Plains: T Bar Airport (K2F4) 34 km · Post Garza County Municipal Airport (K5F1) 43 km · Terry County Airport (KBFE) 59 km
Conditions reported at KLUV describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Plains specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Plains.
About Plains, Texas
Plains in Borden County, Texas, unfolds under a sky that feels impossibly vast, a canvas of blues that bleed into soft grays and fiery oranges as the day wanes. It lies 47.6 miles south-south-east of Lubbock, TX (from Lubbock, TX: bearing 165°T), and is situated 19.6 miles south-south-east of Tahoka. Here, the land stretches out in wide, patient sweeps, a seemingly endless expanse of gently rolling terrain punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of mesquite and hardy grasses. The air, especially in the early mornings and late evenings, carries a dry, clean scent, sometimes tinged with the faint perfume of wildflowers after a rare rain. The character of Plains is etched into this landscape – resilient, unpretentious, and deeply rooted in the quiet strength of the earth. Dust devils dance in lazy spirals across the fields, ephemeral spirits of the wind, and the silence here is not an absence of sound, but a presence, a deep hum of existence that settles into your bones. The story of Plains is one of grit and the enduring spirit of agriculture, a legacy woven into the very fabric of its existence. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty to hardworking hands, primarily through the cultivation of cotton and the raising of cattle, shaping the local economy and the lives of its people. The rhythm of Plains is tied to the seasons, to the planting and the harvest, to the quiet contemplation of the horizon. While no grand monuments mark its passage, the history of this place is in the weathered barns, the sturdy fences, and the stories passed down from one generation to the next. The absence of bustling crowds lends a palpable sense of peace, allowing the subtle beauty of the everyday – the way sunlight catches on a fence post, the distant lowing of cattle – to become the most notable attractions.
Live animated radar for Plains and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Plains, Borden County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.912323°N, 101.644588°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79351, 79355 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Plains, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plains, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Plains includes coordinates 32.912323°N, 101.644588°W, situated in Borden County. ZIP code 79351, 79355. Telephone area code: 806. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
