Temperature
61 F at 4 AM; 87 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 61 F at its coolest, 4 AM.
- Now
- 61F
- 4 AM
- Highest
- 87F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 61F
- 4 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field, 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°
64°/56°
Overcast·
Feels like 61°·Moderate breeze 17 mph N
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field until 7 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field 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 17 mph, gusting to 29 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 63° by 2 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 87°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 65°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:56 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 23 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
17Air quality
83%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
4:00 AM
61feels61
33%
17mph
Today
Oct 16
6456
28mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6545
16mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
7045
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7649
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8054
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8458
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8761
overcast
61°
64°56°
65°45°
70°45°
76°49°
80°54°
84°58°
87°61°
As of 4:00 AM in NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field, Texas.
Air quality
The air at NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field
Index 17, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Dallas-Fort Worth (TX), 38 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 NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field
0.16 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
- 0.16in
- Last 3 days
- 0.16in
Visibility
How far you can see at NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Sun 1 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- NFW
- ICAO
- KNFW
- IATA
- FWH
- Field elevation
- 650 ft
- Serves
- Fort Worth
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- NFW
- Wind now
- From 360° at 16 mph, read 16 Oct, 03:52
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 / 36 | 11,999 ft | 200 ft | Concrete | 180° / 0° | 16 mph head, on 36 | None |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Fort Worth NAS (NFW), NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field'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 51% at 5 PM Thursday to 88% at 12 AM.
- Dew point now
- 56F
- 4 AM
- Humidity now
- 84%
- Humidity, range
- 51 to 88%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
17 mph from the north northwest at 4 AM; at its strongest 20 mph, 12 AM, with a gust of 39 mph at 8 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 17mph
- from the north northwest
- Strongest
- 20mph
- 12 AM
- Highest gust
- 39mph
- 8 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.32 inHg at 4 AM, rising 0.06 inHg over 3 hours; 0.33 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.32inHg
- 4 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.06inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.33inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 8 PM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 2mi
- 8 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 1,200 ft at 8 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 1,800ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 1,200ft
- 8 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.24 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.18 in, in the hour to 8 PM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.24in
- Wettest hour
- 0.18in
- 8 PM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 7
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Fort Worth NAS: 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 NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
At an airfield/0.9 mi away/650 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
West Fork Trinity River 1 N Fort WorthFWOT2
At a river or reservoir gauge/6.4 mi away/541 ft/109 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Westworth 0.6 SETX-TN-90
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/576 ft/74 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
In a park or preserve/5.7 mi away/669 ft/19 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 NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- White Settlementcity, 2 mi
- Westworth Villagecity, 2 mi
- Westover Hillstown, 2 mi
- River Oakscity, 3 mi
- Lake Worthcity, 3 mi
- Sansom Parkcity, 3 mi
- Lakesidetown, 5 mi
- Benbrookcity, 6 mi
- Fort Worthcity, 6 mi
- Saginawcity, 8 mi
- Blue Moundcity, 9 mi
- Edgecliff Villagetown, 10 mi
Airports near NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field
- Fort Worth Meacham International AirportFTW, 6 mi
- Fort Worth Spinks AirportFWS, 16 mi
- Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance AirportAFW, 17 mi
- Arlington Municipal AirportGKY, 21 mi
- Grand Prairie Municipal AirportGPM, 23 mi
- Dallas Fort Worth International AirportDFW, 25 mi
- Cleburne Regional AirportCPT, 29 mi
- Granbury Regional AirportGDJ, 32 mi