Weather Alerts For Olton, TX

# HEADLINE -------------------- FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 possible. WHERE Bailey, Hale, Lamb, Castro, Parmer, and Swisher Counties. WHEN From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. IMPACTS Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. ISSUED AT Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 10:43 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Lubbock TX HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Bailey, Castro, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher Including the cities of Muleshoe, Friona, Happy, Amherst, Plainview, Bovina, Tulia, Farwell, Olton, Hale Center, Littlefield, Dimmitt, and Hart

# HEADLINE -------------------- RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE, THE SOUTH PLAINS, AND MUCH OF THE ROLLING PLAINS # SUMMARY -------------------- - Timing... From 12 PM to 9 PM on Friday. - Wind...Southwest at 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. - Humidity...Ranging from 6 to 11 percent on Friday. - Fuels...Critically dry. - Impacts...Any fires that develop can spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is discouraged. # DETAILS -------------------- ISSUED AT Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 8:56 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Lubbock TX HEADER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Floyd, Terry, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Garza, Hale, Hall, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Parmer, Swisher, Yoakum

Pollen Index: 10.2 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Oak, Maple and Elm. The amount of pollen in the air for Saturday will be falling but will remain in the high range. The cause for the falling pollen levels is falling temperatures. With this amount of reduction in pollen levels, tomorrow should be better for allergy sufferers.