Jones AT&T Stadium weather

    Live weather and kickoff forecast for Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, where West Texas wind is part of every game plan.

    Home team: Texas Tech Red Raiders
    Big 12
    Roof: Open
    Surface: FieldTurf
    Capacity: 60,454
    Field bearing: 0° N

    BETA: Some college football stadium locations may be slightly off. We're continuously improving accuracy.

    Game-time forecast at Jones AT&T Stadium
    Weather lean unlocks 3h before start

    Houston Cougars @ Texas Tech Red Raiders — kickoff Fri 7:00 pm venue time (in 4 days).

    Temperature
    92°F
    Wind
    9 mph
    S (180°)
    Rain chance
    4%
    Conditions
    Clouds

    Lean pending: These are the kickoff readings. Weather lean unlocks 3h before start, once the forecast is settled enough to call.

    Research model
    0 points
    Lead-time reliability still being measured for COLLEGE

    This is the forecast for kickoff, not the weather right now. Current readings are below.

    The next college football game at Jones AT&T Stadium is Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders, Friday 18 September at 7:00 pm venue time. Live conditions at the ground are briefly unavailable — the reading refreshes on its own.

    Next match at Jones AT&T Stadium: Raiders v Cougars

    Texas Tech Red Raiders v Houston Cougars weather at Jones AT&T Stadium

    Texas Tech Red Raiders host Houston Cougars at Jones AT&T Stadium on Friday 18 September at 7:00 pm venue time. Forecast at kickoff: 92°F, wind 9 mph, 4% rain chance.

    Live stadium conditions

    Live conditions are not available right now. They refresh automatically when the station responds.

    Live readings are context only. The game-time read uses the forecast at kickoff.

    Why Jones AT&T Stadium plays differently

    At 3,256ft on the Llano Estacado, thin air aids ball flight while the West Texas wind is the strongest routine factor in the conference.

    Game-time weather read

    Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders · Fri 7:00 pm venue time

    Lean unlocks 3 hours before kickoff

    Nothing is published earlier than that. The forecast for kickoff at Jones AT&T Stadium is not settled enough further out to be worth reading.

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    Upcoming games at Jones AT&T Stadium

    • Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red RaidersFri, 18 Sept, 7:00 pm venue time
    • Sam Houston Bearkats at Texas Tech Red RaidersSat, 26 Sept, 11:00 am venue time

    Last games at Jones AT&T Stadium: conditions vs total

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    Jones AT&T Stadium weather FAQs

    About this page

    Jones AT&T Stadium weather is updated live and produces a game-time forecast read for every home game. The page uses one permanent URL for the venue; match-up details rotate as the schedule changes, so search results always point to current conditions. Our own study of 4,330 college football games found wind alone showed no material scoring deviation, so we keep these reads descriptive — conditions and context, not exaggerated edge claims.

    What the research says

    The published studies behind the read on this page at Jones AT&T Stadium. Every figure is season-adjusted, with sample sizes and t-statistics shown.

    • College Football Wind & Kicking

      Crosswind — resolved against each venue's true field bearing — bends field-goal accuracy. Game totals show no material deviation.

      4,330 games

    • College Football Heat & Humidity Shock

      Do cool-climate teams underperform when they travel into hot, humid Southern venues in August and September? Graded against closing lines, with control games alongside.

      Ten seasons of Aug–Sept road games

    • College Football Extreme Heat & Totals

      A widely repeated claim says non-conference games go Over about 59% of the time at 85–106°F. Our data: 52.8% against a 49.1% control — no meaningful edge.

      Ten seasons of kickoff-hour temperatures graded against closing totals

    • College Football Rain & Totals

      Light rain does nothing to college football scoring, but games with 2.5 mm or more of game-window rain score about 5 points below dry games and finish roughly 4 points under the closing total.

      About 7,070 outdoor games with closing totals, 2016–2025 (960 wet, 71 heavy)

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