Temperature
47 F at 4 AM; 74 F at its warmest, 12 PM Thursday, and 47 F at its coolest, 4 AM.
- Now
- 47F
- 4 AM
- Highest
- 74F
- 12 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 47F
- 4 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport, Texas
Small airport in Brewster County, Texas* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of southeast New Mexico and southwest and western Texas. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds may blow around unsecured objects.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution and keep both hands on the steering wheel. Secure loose objects that could be damaged or blown away by strong winds.
48°
53°/45°
Light rain·
Feels like 42°·Moderate breeze 19 mph NNE
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport until 7 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport is 48° and light rain at 4 AM. With the wind it feels like 42°. The dew point is 47°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north-northeast at 19 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 53° by 5 PM. Tonight falls to about 39° by 7 AM, with some cloud. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 81°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 55°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:23 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:44 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 27 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
98%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
4:00 AM
48feels42
10%
19mph
Today
Oct 16
5345
48%
25mph
Sat
Oct 17
5537
12mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
6737
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7546
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7852
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8055
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8158
overcast
48°
53°45°
55°37°
67°37°
75°46°
78°52°
80°55°
81°58°
As of 4:00 AM in Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport, Texas.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport
0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.74 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.02in
- Last 3 days
- 0.74in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 3%
Visibility
How far you can see at Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 10 miles Sat 9 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- E38
- ICAO
- -
- IATA
- ALE
- Field elevation
- 4,515 ft
- Serves
- Alpine
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- E38
- Wind now
- From 10° at 16 mph, read 16 Oct, 04:35
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 / 19 | 6,002 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 24° / 204° | 16 mph head, on 01 | 4 mph from the left |
| 05 / 23 | 5,018 ft | 60 ft | Asphalt | 62° / 242° | 10 mph head, on 05 | 13 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Alpine (E38), Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 47 F, the air 98% saturated; the humidity ran from 35% at 6 PM Thursday to 98% at 4 AM.
- Dew point now
- 47F
- 4 AM
- Humidity now
- 98%
- Humidity, range
- 35 to 98%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
16 mph from the north at 4 AM; at its strongest 24 mph, 1 AM, with a gust of 36 mph at 1 AM.
- Now
- 16mph
- from the north
- Strongest
- 24mph
- 1 AM
- Highest gust
- 36mph
- 1 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.56 inHg at 4 AM, rising 0.07 inHg over 3 hours; 0.44 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.56inHg
- 4 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.07inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.44inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 4 miles at 4 AM; 4 miles now.
- Now
- 4mi
- Lowest
- 4mi
- 4 AM
- 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 1,300 ft at 10 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 16 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 2,500ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 1,300ft
- 10 PM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 16
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.16 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.09 in, in the hour to 4 AM.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.16in
- Wettest hour
- 0.09in
- 4 AM
- Hours with some
- 2
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Alpine: 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 Alpine Casparis Municipal 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
AlpineE38
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/4,514 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Fort DavisFDST2
At a river or reservoir gauge/19.2 mi away/4,843 ft/328 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Alpine 0.7 WSWTX-BRS-21
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/4,510 ft/5 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Alpine 7WNWASGT2
At a cooperative observer's station/5.8 mi away/4,993 ft/478 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 Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Alpinecity, 2 mi
- Fort Daviscommunity, 19 mi
- Marfacity, 21 mi
- Davis Mountainsfeature, 21 mi
- Marathoncommunity, 29 mi
- Balmorheacity, 41 mi
- Valentinetown, 50 mi
- Fort Stocktoncity, 59 mi
- Toyahtown, 65 mi
- Lindsaycommunity, 69 mi
- Coyanosacommunity, 70 mi
- Presidiocity, 70 mi
Airports near Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport
- Marfa Municipal AirportMRF, 20 mi
- Fort Stockton Pecos County AirportFST, 59 mi
- Presidio Lely International AirportPRS, 66 mi
- Pecos Municipal AirportPEQ, 70 mi
- Lajitas International AirportT89, 76 mi
- Culberson County AirportVHN, 80 mi
- Terrell County Airport6R6, 91 mi
- Roy Hurd Memorial AirportE01, 95 mi