Temperature
61 F at 3 AM; 88 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 61 F at its coolest, 2 AM.
- Now
- 61F
- 3 AM
- Highest
- 88F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 61F
- 2 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, Texas
Medium airport in Tarrant County, Texas* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and south central Texas. * WHEN...From 4 AM early this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Unsecured outdoor items may be blown around in the wind. Driving on area roadways may become difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles. Small tree limbs could break and cause damage.
A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of at least 20 to 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Boaters should use extra caution when venturing onto area lakes. Residents may wish to take action to secure trash cans, lawn furniture, and other lightweight outdoor objects that may be blown around in the strong winds.
61°
63°/56°
Overcast·
Feels like 61°·Moderate breeze 16 mph N
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Fort Worth Meacham International Airport until 7 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Fort Worth Meacham International Airport is 61° and overcast at 4 AM. The dew point is 56°, so the air feels a little humid. Moderate breeze from the north at 16 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 63° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 46° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, 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 64°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:55 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:11 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 22 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
17Air quality
84%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
4:00 AM
61feels61
33%
16mph
Today
Oct 16
6356
26mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6446
16mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
6945
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7549
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8054
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8459
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8662
overcast
61°
63°56°
64°46°
69°45°
75°49°
80°54°
84°59°
86°62°
As of 4:00 AM in Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, Texas.
Air quality
The air at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
Index 17, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Dallas-Fort Worth (TX), 34 miles off.
17Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-
- Ozone17Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)9Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.
GoodModerate
- 44YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 46 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
0.19 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.19in
- Last 3 days
- 0.19in
Visibility
How far you can see at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 10 miles Sat 8 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- FTW
- ICAO
- KFTW
- IATA
- FTW
- Field elevation
- 710 ft
- Serves
- Fort Worth
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- FTW
- Wind now
- From 350° at 16 mph, read 16 Oct, 03:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 / 34 | 7,502 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 172° / 352° | 16 mph head, on 34 | 1 mph from the left |
| 17 / 35 | 4,005 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 172° / 352° | 16 mph head, on 35 | 1 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Fort Worth/Meacham (FTW), Fort Worth Meacham International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 56 F, the air 84% saturated; the humidity ran from 53% at 4 PM Thursday to 91% at 1 AM.
- Dew point now
- 56F
- 3 AM
- Humidity now
- 84%
- Humidity, range
- 53 to 91%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
15 mph from the north northwest at 4 AM; at its strongest 21 mph, 7 PM Thursday, with a gust of 39 mph at 8 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 15mph
- from the north northwest
- Strongest
- 21mph
- 7 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 39mph
- 8 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.29 inHg at 4 AM, rising 0.05 inHg over 3 hours; 0.31 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.29inHg
- 4 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.05inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.31inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 3 miles at 9 PM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 3mi
- 9 PM 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 1,000 ft at 12 AM; a base was reported in 22 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 1,900ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 1,000ft
- 12 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 22
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.18 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.13 in, in the hour to 9 PM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.18in
- Wettest hour
- 0.13in
- 9 PM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 6
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Fort Worth/Meacham: 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 Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, 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 now2 instruments
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/709 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
West Fork Trinity River 1 N Fort WorthFWOT2
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.4 mi away/541 ft/169 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Saginaw 1.0 SSWTX-TN-124
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/752 ft/42 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
NWS Fort WorthFWDT2
At a cooperative observer's station/3.6 mi away/640 ft/70 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at NWS Fort Worth (FWDT2), 3.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 23:59. measured daily
Elsewhere in Texas
20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Sansom Parkcity, 3 mi
- Blue Moundcity, 3 mi
- Saginawcity, 3 mi
- River Oakscity, 4 mi
- Lake Worthcity, 5 mi
- Fort Worthcity, 5 mi
- Haltom Citycity, 5 mi
- Westworth Villagecity, 5 mi
- Westover Hillstown, 6 mi
- Wataugacity, 7 mi
- White Settlementcity, 7 mi
- Lakesidetown, 7 mi
Airports near Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
- NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell FieldNFW, 6 mi
- Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance AirportAFW, 12 mi
- Fort Worth Spinks AirportFWS, 18 mi
- Arlington Municipal AirportGKY, 19 mi
- Dallas Fort Worth International AirportDFW, 19 mi
- Grand Prairie Municipal AirportGPM, 20 mi
- Denton Enterprise AirportDTO, 28 mi
- Dallas Love FieldDAL, 30 mi