Temperature
55 F at 6 AM; 77 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 55 F at its coolest, 6 AM.
- Now
- 55F
- 6 AM
- Highest
- 77F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 55F
- 6 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport, Texas
Medium airport in Pecos 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.
54°
59°/50°
Mostly cloudy·
Feels like 54°·Moderate breeze 17 mph NNE
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport until 7 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport is 54° and mostly cloudy at 7 AM. The dew point is 45°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north-northeast at 17 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 59° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 40° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 84°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 57°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:19 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:40 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 25 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
69%Humidity
74%Cloud
Now
7:00 AM
54feels54
17mph
Today
Oct 16
5950
16%
17mph
Sat
Oct 17
5739
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
6939
14mph
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7948
16mph
Tue
Oct 20
8054
18mph
Wed
Oct 21
8260
17mph
Thu
Oct 22
8463
17mph
54°
59°50°
57°39°
69°39°
79°48°
80°54°
82°60°
84°63°
As of 7:00 AM in Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport, Texas.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport
None in the last 24 hours; 2.00 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 2.00in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- FST
- ICAO
- KFST
- IATA
- FST
- Field elevation
- 3,011 ft
- Serves
- Fort Stockton
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- FST
- Wind now
- From 30° at 17 mph, read 16 Oct, 06:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 / 21 | 4,400 ft | 60 ft | Asphalt | 38° / 218° | 17 mph head, on 03 | 2 mph from the left |
| 07 / 25 unlit | 4,961 ft | 150 ft | Grass | 81° / 261° | 11 mph head, on 07 | 13 mph from the left |
| 11 / 29 unlit | 3,348 ft | 100 ft | Grass | 128° / 308° | 2 mph head, on 29 | 17 mph from the right |
| 12 / 30 | 7,508 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 127° / 307° | 2 mph head, on 30 | 17 mph from the right |
| 16 / 34 unlit | 3,981 ft | 150 ft | Turf | 171° / 351° | 13 mph head, on 34 | 11 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Fort Stockton (FST), Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 45 F, the air 69% saturated; the humidity ran from 32% at 3 PM Thursday to 93% at 9 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 45F
- 6 AM
- Humidity now
- 69%
- Humidity, range
- 32 to 93%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
18 mph from the north northeast at 7 AM; at its strongest 22 mph, 1 AM, with a gust of 37 mph at 1 AM.
- Now
- 18mph
- from the north northeast
- Strongest
- 22mph
- 1 AM
- Highest gust
- 37mph
- 1 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.54 inHg at 7 AM, rising 0.06 inHg over 3 hours; 0.52 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.54inHg
- 7 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.06inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.52inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 5 miles at 9 AM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 5mi
- 9 AM Thursday
- 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 500 ft at 9 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 22 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 3,400ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 500ft
- 9 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 22
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Fort Stockton: 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 Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.
measured now1 instrument
At an airfield/0.3 mi away/3,009 ft/2 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Ag Station Co-OpAGST2
At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/3,028 ft/17 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Fort Stockton 4.1 WNWTX-PC-22
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/2,971 ft/40 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
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 Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Fort Stocktoncity, 2 mi
- Coyanosacommunity, 24 mi
- Imperialcommunity, 28 mi
- Grandfallstown, 30 mi
- McCameycity, 44 mi
- Southwest Sandhillcommunity, 44 mi
- Pyotetown, 45 mi
- Wicketttown, 45 mi
- Thorntonvilletown, 46 mi
- Monahanscity, 47 mi
- Cranecity, 47 mi
- Barstowcity, 47 mi
Airports near Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport
- Roy Hurd Memorial AirportE01, 46 mi
- Pecos Municipal AirportPEQ, 48 mi
- Alpine Casparis Municipal AirportE38, 59 mi
- Winkler County AirportINK, 62 mi
- Terrell County Airport6R6, 73 mi
- Marfa Municipal AirportMRF, 75 mi
- Odessa Schlemeyer FieldODO, 76 mi
- Midland International Air and Space PortMAF, 82 mi