Temperature
77 F at 9 PM; 91 F at its warmest, 2 PM, and 70 F at its coolest, 7 AM.
- Now
- 77F
- 9 PM
- Highest
- 91F
- 2 PM
- Lowest
- 70F
- 7 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Mesquite Metro Airport, Texas
Small airport in Dallas County, Texas* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...North and Central Texas * WHEN...From 4 AM to 7 PM CDT Friday. * 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.
77°
91°/70°
Clear·
Feels like 77°·Gentle breeze 9 mph N
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Mesquite Metro Airport until 7 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Tomorrow is 24 degrees cooler: a high of 67° after 91° today.
Now. Mesquite Metro Airport is 77° and clear at 9 PM. The dew point is 63°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Gentle breeze from the north at 9 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 58° by 8 AM, with some cloud. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 86°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 67°. Rain is possible tomorrow (43%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 25 mph.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 10:14 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. 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 day is 11 hours 24 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
48Air quality
64%Humidity
4%Cloud
Now
9:00 PM
77feels77
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
9170
22%
12mph
UV 7
Fri
Oct 16
6757
43%
25mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6748
12mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
7145
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7748
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8153
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8658
overcast
77°
91°70°
67°57°
67°48°
71°45°
77°48°
81°53°
86°58°
As of 9:00 PM in Mesquite Metro Airport, Texas.
Air quality
The air at Mesquite Metro Airport
Index 48, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Dallas-Fort Worth (TX), 15 miles off.
48Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)48Good-
- Ozone44Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)22Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 34, good.
GoodModerate
- 34YesterdayOct 14
- GoodTodayOct 15
- GoodFriOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 41 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 1 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Mesquite Metro Airport
None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.02in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Mesquite Metro Airport, the next 41 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Fri 12 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- HQZ
- ICAO
- KHQZ
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 447 ft
- Serves
- Mesquite
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- HQZ
- Wind now
- From 350° at 10 mph, read 15 Oct, 21:15
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 / 35 | 5,999 ft | 100 ft | Concrete | 181° / 1° | 10 mph head, on 35 | 2 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Mesquite (HQZ), Mesquite Metro Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 63 F, the air 62% saturated; the humidity ran from 34% at 3 PM to 94% at 7 AM.
- Dew point now
- 63F
- 9 PM
- Humidity now
- 62%
- Humidity, range
- 34 to 94%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
12 mph from the north at 9 PM; at its strongest 15 mph, 10 AM, with a gust of 26 mph at 9 PM.
- Now
- 12mph
- from the north
- Strongest
- 15mph
- 10 AM
- Highest gust
- 26mph
- 9 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.10 inHg at 9 PM, rising 0.09 inHg over 3 hours; 0.12 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.10inHg
- 9 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.09inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.12inHg
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 900 ft at 9 AM; a base was reported in 11 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 6,000ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 900ft
- 9 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 11
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
Mesquite: 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 Mesquite Metro 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
MesquiteHQZ
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/446 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
EAST FORK TRINITY RIVER 3 W Lake LavonLVNT2
At a river or reservoir gauge/19.9 mi away/482 ft/35 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Mesquite 4.2 SETX-DA-68
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/435 ft/12 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
FerrisFERT2
At a cooperative observer's station/16.6 mi away/482 ft/35 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 Mesquite Metro Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Forneycity, 4 mi
- Sunnyvaletown, 4 mi
- Travis Ranchcommunity, 5 mi
- Balch Springscity, 5 mi
- Mesquitecity, 6 mi
- Heartlandcommunity, 6 mi
- Seagovillecity, 6 mi
- Heathcity, 8 mi
- Taltytown, 9 mi
- Crandallcity, 10 mi
- Combinecity, 11 mi
- McLendon-Chisholmcity, 11 mi
Airports near Mesquite Metro Airport
- Rockwall Municipal AirportF46, 14 mi
- Terrell Municipal AirportTRL, 16 mi
- Lancaster AirportLNC, 16 mi
- Dallas Love FieldDAL, 20 mi
- Dallas Executive AirportRBD, 20 mi
- Addison AirportADS, 23 mi
- Mid-Way Regional AirportJWY, 30 mi
- McKinney National AirportTKI, 30 mi