Temperature
64 F at 10 PM; 85 F at its warmest, 4 PM, and 64 F at its coolest, 10 PM.
- Now
- 64F
- 10 PM
- Highest
- 85F
- 4 PM
- Lowest
- 64F
- 10 PM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Curtis Field, Texas
Medium airport in McCulloch County, TexasWind Advisory, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Across West Central Texas. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 7 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 39 mph with higher gusts are occurring or expected. Winds this strong can knock down tree limbs and make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Secure loose outdoor objects. Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
65°
87°/69°
Heavy rain·
Feels like 65°·Fresh breeze 20 mph N
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Curtis Field until 7 PM tomorrow. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely tonight, from about 11 PM, the chance peaking at 94% around 2 AM.
Now. Curtis Field is 65° and heavy rain at 11 PM. The dew point is 63°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Fresh breeze from the north at 20 mph, gusting to 35 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 52° by 8 AM, under cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 81°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 59°. Rain is likely tomorrow (100%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 22 mph.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the 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. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 11 hours 27 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
94%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
11:00 PM
65feels65
92%
20mph
Today
Oct 15
8769
83%
13mph
UV 8
Fri
Oct 16
5953
100%
22mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
5941
12mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
6540
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7346
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7752
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8159
overcast
65°
87°69°
59°53°
59°41°
65°40°
73°46°
77°52°
81°59°
As of 11:00 PM in Curtis Field, Texas.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Curtis Field
0.57 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.57in
- Last 3 days
- 0.57in
Visibility
How far you can see at Curtis Field, the next 45 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 1 miles Fri 12 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- BBD
- ICAO
- KBBD
- IATA
- BBD
- Field elevation
- 1,827 ft
- Serves
- Brady
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- BBD
- Wind now
- From 20° at 23 mph, read 15 Oct, 22:35
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 / 35 | 4,605 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 0° | 22 mph head, on 35 | 8 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Brady (BBD), Curtis Field's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 63 F, the air 96% saturated; the humidity ran from 51% at 5 PM to 96% at 7 AM.
- Dew point now
- 63F
- 10 PM
- Humidity now
- 96%
- Humidity, range
- 51 to 96%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
23 mph from the north at 10 PM; at its strongest 27 mph, 7 PM, with a gust of 41 mph at 6 PM.
- Now
- 23mph
- from the north
- Strongest
- 27mph
- 7 PM
- Highest gust
- 41mph
- 6 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.18 inHg at 10 PM, rising 0.12 inHg over 3 hours; 0.21 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.18inHg
- 10 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.12inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.21inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 10 PM; 2 miles now.
- Now
- 2mi
- Lowest
- 2mi
- 10 PM
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 600 ft at 7 PM; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 600ft
- 7 PM
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.01 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.01 in, in the hour to 9 PM.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.01in
- Wettest hour
- 0.01in
- 9 PM
- Hours with some
- 1
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Brady: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 3 instruments nearest Curtis Field, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.
measured now1 instrument
BradyBBD
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/1,827 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
BradyBDZT2
At a cooperative observer's station/4.3 mi away/1,755 ft/72 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Brady 8.1 NNETX-MCC-9
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/1,905 ft/78 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Texas
20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Curtis Field
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Airports near Curtis Field
- San Saba County Municipal Airport81R, 36 mi
- Coleman Municipal AirportCOM, 46 mi
- Brownwood Regional AirportBWD, 48 mi
- Llano Municipal AirportAQO, 48 mi
- Kimble County AirportJCT, 53 mi
- Comanche County City AirportMKN, 66 mi
- Lampasas AirportLZZ, 67 mi
- Gillespie County AirportT82, 69 mi