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Idalou, Texas

City in Lubbock County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Idalou

1.30 in in the last 24 hours, 1.85 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.30in
Last 3 days
1.85in

Visibility

How far you can see at Idalou, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 5 AM.

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On the radar over Idalou, TexasReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Idalou, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Lubbock 9NLUBT2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.1 mi away/3,294 ft/105 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,466of 4,689

Station report

The weather at Lubbock INTL Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.9 mi from Idalou, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 25,000 ft; the ceiling is 25,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lubbock INTL Arpt, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, the ceiling at 25,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LBBFIG. A THE SKY OVER LUBBOCK INTL ARPTSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 25,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 25,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELubbock INTL Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LBBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LBB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

55.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 25,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Lubbock INTL Arpt: temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 25,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LBBFIG. B THE AIR AT LUBBOCK INTL ARPTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.7 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 25,000 FTTEMPERATURE 55.0 FDEW POINT 45.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLELubbock INTL Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LBBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LBB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 30 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 41 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lubbock INTL Arpt, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 30; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LBBFIG. C THE WIND AT LUBBOCK INTL ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELubbock INTL Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LBBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LBB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Lubbock INTL Arpt, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lubbock 9N (LUBT2), 8.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:45. measured daily

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