Temperature
57 F at 2 AM; 87 F at its warmest, 2 PM Thursday, and 57 F at its coolest, 12 AM.
- Now
- 57F
- 2 AM
- Highest
- 87F
- 2 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 57F
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Abilene Regional Airport, Texas
Medium airport in Taylor County, TexasFlood Watch, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of west central Texas, including the following counties, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett, Fisher, Haskell, Irion, Jones, Nolan, Runnels, Schleicher, Shackelford, Sterling, Sutton, Taylor, Throckmorton and Tom Green. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - There is an increased danger to lives and property due to flash flooding. Flash flooding is likely and considerable flash flooding is possible. - With a series of upper-level disturbances and an approaching cold front interacting with a very moist airmass, expect focused areas of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Heavy rainfall in short periods of time will bring a risk of flooding and flash flooding. - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
57°
60°/52°
Overcast·
Feels like 57°·Moderate breeze 15 mph N
Alert. A Flood Watch is in force for Abilene Regional Airport until 7 AM today. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Abilene Regional Airport is 57° and overcast at 3 AM. The dew point is 51°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north at 15 mph, gusting to 31 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 59° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 42° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 6, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 86°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 61°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:05 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:22 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 23 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
80%Humidity
99%Cloud
Now
3:00 AM
57feels57
16%
15mph
Today
Oct 16
6052
55%
28mph
UV 6
Sat
Oct 17
6142
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
6739
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7447
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8053
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8460
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8664
10%
57°
60°52°
61°42°
67°39°
74°47°
80°53°
84°60°
86°64°
As of 3:00 AM in Abilene Regional Airport, Texas.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Abilene Regional Airport
0.85 in in the last 24 hours, 0.90 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.85in
- Last 3 days
- 0.90in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 94%
Visibility
How far you can see at Abilene Regional Airport, the next 41 hours
Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 8 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- ABI
- ICAO
- KABI
- IATA
- ABI
- Field elevation
- 1,791 ft
- Serves
- Abilene
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- ABI
- Wind now
- From 10° at 15 mph, read 16 Oct, 01:52
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 / 22 | 3,678 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 52° / 232° | 11 mph head, on 04 | 10 mph from the left |
| 17L / 35R | 7,198 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 0° | 15 mph head, on 35R | 3 mph from the right |
| 17R / 35L | 7,208 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 0° | 15 mph head, on 35L | 3 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Abilene (ABI), Abilene Regional Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 51 F, the air 80% saturated; the humidity ran from 50% at 2 PM Thursday to 97% at 6 PM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 51F
- 2 AM
- Humidity now
- 80%
- Humidity, range
- 50 to 97%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
17 mph from the north at 2 AM; at its strongest 23 mph, 7 PM Thursday, with a gust of 48 mph at 3 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 17mph
- from the north
- Strongest
- 23mph
- 7 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 48mph
- 3 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.37 inHg at 2 AM, rising 0.07 inHg over 3 hours; 0.40 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.37inHg
- 2 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.07inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.40inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 0.5 miles at 3 PM Thursday, under a mile for 2 hours; 7 miles now.
- Now
- 7mi
- Lowest
- 0.5mi
- 3 PM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 2
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 500 ft at 6 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 21 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 500ft
- 6 PM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 21
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
1.02 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.60 in, in the hour to 4 PM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 1.02in
- Wettest hour
- 0.60in
- 4 PM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 8
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Abilene: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Abilene Regional Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
measured daily2 instruments
Abilene 4.7 SETX-TY-24
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/1,796 ft/5 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Tuscola - Lake Abilene State ParkTCLT2
In a park or preserve/16.5 mi away/1,992 ft/201 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Texas
20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Abilene Regional Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Airports near Abilene Regional Airport
- Dyess Air Force BaseDYS, 10 mi
- Gregory M. Simmons Memorial AirportGZN, 39 mi
- Coleman Municipal AirportCOM, 43 mi
- Avenger FieldSWW, 46 mi
- Stephens County AirportBKD, 51 mi
- Eastland Municipal AirportETN, 51 mi
- Brownwood Regional AirportBWD, 60 mi
- Comanche County City AirportMKN, 72 mi