Storm Station
Idalou, Texas
71°
Mostly clear· Feels like 71°·Light breeze 6 mph SSW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
62%Humidity
34%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Idalou, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

New Deal 6ENEWT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.8 mi away/3,261 ft/72 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,100of 2,453

Lubbock INTL ArptLBB

At an airfield/7.9 mi away/3,241 ft/52 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank44of 2,453

Reese CenterS2104

At a soil climate station/20.6 mi away/3,333 ft/144 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

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

Rank-

Ransom Canyon 0.4 ENETX-LK-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.0 mi away/3,114 ft/75 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lubbock INTL Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.9 mi from Idalou. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 25,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lubbock INTL Arpt, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base 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 FTSCT 25,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELubbock INTL Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LBBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LBB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

66.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 25,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Lubbock INTL Arpt: temperature 66.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 90 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, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.2 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 25,000 FTTEMPERATURE 66.0 FDEW POINT 63.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LBB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (260 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lubbock INTL Arpt, north up: blowing from 260 degrees, the west, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle 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 260°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELubbock INTL Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LBBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-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 24 Sep, 07:45. measured daily

Elsewhere in Texas

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Near Idalou

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