Temperature
69 F at 12 AM; 85 F at its warmest, 4 PM Thursday, and 69 F at its coolest, 12 AM.
- Now
- 69F
- 12 AM
- Highest
- 85F
- 4 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 69F
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Presidio Lely International 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.
69°
60°/54°
Overcast·
Feels like 69°·Strong breeze 30 mph NE
Alert. A Flood Watch is in force for Presidio Lely International Airport until 7 AM today. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely early this morning, from about 4 AM, the chance peaking at 68% around 7 AM.
Now. Presidio Lely International Airport is 69° and overcast at 1 AM. The dew point is 51°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Strong breeze from the northeast at 30 mph, gusting to 45 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 55° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 48° by 7 AM, with some cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 87°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 61°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:26 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:49 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 day is 11 hours 28 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
31Air quality
53%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
1:00 AM
69feels69
26%
30mph
Today
Oct 16
6054
99%
29mph
Sat
Oct 17
6146
14mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
6944
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7752
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8359
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8564
11%
Thu
Oct 22
8767
21%
69°
60°54°
61°46°
69°44°
77°52°
83°59°
85°64°
87°67°
As of 1:00 AM in Presidio Lely International Airport, Texas.
Air quality
The air at Presidio Lely International Airport
Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Big Bend (TX), 75 miles off.
31Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good-
- Ozone31Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 41, good.
GoodModerate
- 41YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 43 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Presidio Lely International Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 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 Presidio Lely International Airport, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 6 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- PRS
- ICAO
- KPRS
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- -
- Serves
- Presidio
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- PRS
- Wind now
- From 20° at 32 mph, read 16 Oct, 00:55
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 / 35 | 5,200 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 176° / 356° | 29 mph head, on 35 | 13 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Presidio Lely (PRS), Presidio Lely International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 52 F, the air 53% saturated; the humidity ran from 33% at 9 PM Thursday to 86% at 2 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 52F
- 12 AM
- Humidity now
- 53%
- Humidity, range
- 33 to 86%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
32 mph from the north northeast at 12 AM; at its strongest 32 mph, 12 AM, with a gust of 47 mph at 12 AM.
- Now
- 32mph
- from the north northeast
- Strongest
- 32mph
- 12 AM
- Highest gust
- 47mph
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.20 inHg at 12 AM, rising 0.08 inHg over 3 hours; 0.23 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.20inHg
- 12 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.08inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.23inHg
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 4,200 ft at 5 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 13 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 4,200ft
- 5 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 13
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
Presidio Lely: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 2 instruments nearest Presidio Lely International 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 now1 instrument
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/2,916 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily1 instrument
Presidio 2.6 ESETX-PS-4
In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.7 mi away/2,577 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
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 Presidio Lely International Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Presidiocity, 5 mi
- Redfordcommunity, 16 mi
- Terlinguacommunity, 51 mi
- Marfacity, 51 mi
- Study Buttecommunity, 54 mi
- Alpinecity, 65 mi
- Valentinetown, 66 mi
- Fort Daviscommunity, 72 mi
- Davis Mountainsfeature, 72 mi
- Big Bendfeature, 73 mi
- Marathoncommunity, 78 mi
- Balmorheacity, 100 mi
Airports near Presidio Lely International Airport
- Lajitas International AirportT89, 47 mi
- Marfa Municipal AirportMRF, 55 mi
- Alpine Casparis Municipal AirportE38, 66 mi
- Culberson County AirportVHN, 102 mi
- Fort Stockton Pecos County AirportFST, 124 mi
- Pecos Municipal AirportPEQ, 131 mi
- Terrell County Airport6R6, 132 mi
- Roy Hurd Memorial AirportE01, 160 mi