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Slaton, Texas

City in Lubbock County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Slaton

Index 34, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Lubbock (TX), 16 miles off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)34Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 8, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 1 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Slaton

None in the last 24 hours; 0.93 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.93in

Visibility

How far you can see at Slaton, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Mon 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Slaton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Slaton 0.6 SWTX-LK-96

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/3,087 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Slaton 5SESLAT2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.1 mi away/3,042 ft/42 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank300of 4,734

Station report

The weather at Lubbock INTL Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.8 mi from Slaton, Texas. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 5:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lubbock INTL Arpt, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELubbock INTL Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LBBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-LBB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

35.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lubbock INTL Arpt: temperature 35.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 89 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.4 FTEMPERATURE 35.0 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-LBB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lubbock INTL Arpt, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light 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 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELubbock INTL Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LBBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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

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