Temperature
61 F at 10 PM; 76 F at its warmest, 2 PM, and 61 F at its coolest, 10 PM.
- Now
- 61F
- 10 PM
- Highest
- 76F
- 2 PM
- Lowest
- 61F
- 10 PM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Marfa Municipal Airport, Texas
Small airport in Presidio County, TexasFlood Watch, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southwest and western Texas, including the following areas, in southwest Texas, Central Brewster, Chinati Mountains, Chisos Basin, Davis Mountains, Davis Mountains Foothills, Lower Brewster County, Marfa Plateau, Pecos, Presidio Valley and Terrell. In western Texas, Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Loving, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Reagan, Reeves County Plains, Scurry, Upton, Ward and Winkler. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Moisture from Hurricane Simon will stream over West Texas the next several days. Periods of heavy rain are expected from this system that will likely cause flash flooding, especially in urban areas and low water crossings where drainage is poor. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
61°
73°/59°
Mostly clear·
Feels like 61°·Strong breeze 26 mph NE
Alert. A Flood Watch is in force for Marfa Municipal Airport until 7 AM tomorrow. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Tomorrow is 21 degrees cooler: a high of 52° after 73° today.
Now. Marfa Municipal Airport is 61° and mostly clear at 10 PM. The dew point is 51°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Strong breeze from the northeast at 26 mph, gusting to 39 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 44° 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 78°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 52°. Rain is likely tomorrow (78%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 34 mph. Frost is possible Saturday morning, a low of 34°.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 10:52 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 28 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
70%Humidity
22%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
61feels61
26mph
Today
Oct 15
7359
53%
28mph
UV 7
Fri
Oct 16
5241
78%
34mph
Sat
Oct 17
5534
18mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
6434
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7343
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7749
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
7852
10%
61°
73°59°
52°41°
55°34°
64°34°
73°43°
77°49°
78°52°
As of 10:00 PM in Marfa Municipal Airport, Texas.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Marfa Municipal Airport
None in the last 24 hours; 0.49 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.49in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Marfa Municipal Airport, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 7 miles Thu 10 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- MRF
- ICAO
- KMRF
- IATA
- MRF
- Field elevation
- 4,849 ft
- Serves
- Marfa
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- MRF
- Wind now
- From 10° at 26 mph, read 15 Oct, 22:01
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 / 22 unlit | 5,309 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 45° / 225° | 21 mph head, on 04 | 15 mph from the left |
| 09 / 27 unlit | 2,825 ft | 60 ft | - | 90° / 270° | 5 mph head, on 09 | 26 mph from the left |
| 13 / 31 | 6,203 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 137° / 317° | 16 mph head, on 31 | 21 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Marfa (MRF), Marfa Municipal Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 51 F, the air 70% saturated; the humidity ran from 40% at 8 PM to 95% at 6 AM.
- Dew point now
- 51F
- 10 PM
- Humidity now
- 70%
- Humidity, range
- 40 to 95%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
29 mph from the north at 10 PM; at its strongest 29 mph, 10 PM, with a gust of 39 mph at 10 PM.
- Now
- 29mph
- from the north
- Strongest
- 29mph
- 10 PM
- Highest gust
- 39mph
- 10 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.29 inHg at 10 PM, rising 0.09 inHg over 3 hours; 0.20 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.29inHg
- 10 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.09inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.20inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 6 miles at 5 AM; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 6mi
- 5 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 400 ft at 5 AM; a base was reported in 18 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 2,900ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 400ft
- 5 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 18
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
Marfa: 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 Marfa Municipal Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
MarfaMRF
At an airfield/0.2 mi away/4,859 ft/10 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Fort DavisFDST2
At a river or reservoir gauge/17.7 mi away/4,843 ft/6 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Alpine 7WNWASGT2
At a cooperative observer's station/14.0 mi away/4,993 ft/144 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Fort Davis 1.7 SSETX-JD-5
In a volunteer observer's own ground/15.6 mi away/4,921 ft/72 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Texas
20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Marfa Municipal Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Airports near Marfa Municipal Airport
- Alpine Casparis Municipal AirportE38, 20 mi
- Presidio Lely International AirportPRS, 55 mi
- Culberson County AirportVHN, 66 mi
- Fort Stockton Pecos County AirportFST, 75 mi
- Pecos Municipal AirportPEQ, 76 mi
- Lajitas International AirportT89, 78 mi
- Roy Hurd Memorial AirportE01, 106 mi
- Winkler County AirportINK, 109 mi