Temperature
62 F at 3 AM; 89 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 62 F at its coolest, 2 AM.
- Now
- 62F
- 3 AM
- Highest
- 89F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 62F
- 2 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Arlington Municipal Airport, Texas
Small 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.
62°
64°/56°
Overcast·
Feels like 62°·Moderate breeze 14 mph N
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Arlington Municipal Airport until 7 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Arlington Municipal Airport is 62° and overcast at 4 AM. The dew point is 56°, so the air feels a little humid. Moderate breeze from the north at 14 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 64° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 48° 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 65°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:54 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:10 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
82%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
4:00 AM
62feels62
31%
14mph
Today
Oct 16
6456
23mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6547
13mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
7045
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7548
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8053
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8457
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8660
overcast
62°
64°56°
65°47°
70°45°
75°48°
80°53°
84°57°
86°60°
As of 4:00 AM in Arlington Municipal Airport, Texas.
Air quality
The air at Arlington Municipal Airport
Index 17, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Dallas-Fort Worth (TX), 19 miles off.
17Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-
- Ozone17Good12 ppb0.3 mi
- 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 40 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Arlington Municipal Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Arlington Municipal Airport, the next 40 hours
Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 4 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- GKY
- ICAO
- KGKY
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 628 ft
- Serves
- Arlington
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- GKY
- Wind now
- From 320° at 18 mph, read 16 Oct, 02:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 / 34 | 6,080 ft | 100 ft | Concrete | 168° / 348° | 16 mph head, on 34 | 8 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Arlington (Was F54) (GKY), Arlington Municipal Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 57 F, the air 84% saturated; the humidity ran from 35% at 4 PM Thursday to 93% at 6 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 57F
- 3 AM
- Humidity now
- 84%
- Humidity, range
- 35 to 93%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
16 mph from the north northwest at 3 AM; at its strongest 20 mph, 12 AM, with a gust of 36 mph at 8 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 16mph
- from the north northwest
- Strongest
- 20mph
- 12 AM
- Highest gust
- 36mph
- 8 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.27 inHg at 3 AM, rising 0.07 inHg over 3 hours; 0.27 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.27inHg
- 3 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.07inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.27inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
10 miles or more every hour.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 10+mi
- 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 700 ft at 12 AM; a base was reported in 16 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 700ft
- 12 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 16
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
- 0.00in
- 12 AM
- Hours with some
- 3
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Arlington (Was F54): 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 Arlington 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
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/630 ft/2 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Grand Prairie - Lake Ridge Parkway at Joe Pool LakeGJPT2
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.2 mi away/525 ft/103 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Arlington 3.2 SETX-TN-190
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/598 ft/30 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Joe Pool LakeJPLT2
At a cooperative observer's station/5.6 mi away/545 ft/83 ft below 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 Arlington Municipal Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Arlingtoncity, 3 mi
- Dalworthington Gardenscity, 4 mi
- Grand Prairiecity, 5 mi
- Pantegotown, 5 mi
- Mansfieldcity, 6 mi
- Kennedalecity, 7 mi
- Forest Hillcity, 10 mi
- Rendoncommunity, 10 mi
- Cedar Hillcity, 10 mi
- Duncanvillecity, 11 mi
- Evermancity, 11 mi
- Hurstcity, 12 mi
Airports near Arlington Municipal Airport
- Grand Prairie Municipal AirportGPM, 4 mi
- Dallas Executive AirportRBD, 13 mi
- Fort Worth Spinks AirportFWS, 14 mi
- Dallas Fort Worth International AirportDFW, 16 mi
- Mid-Way Regional AirportJWY, 18 mi
- Fort Worth Meacham International AirportFTW, 19 mi
- Dallas Love FieldDAL, 19 mi
- NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell FieldNFW, 21 mi