Temperature
56 F at 2 AM; 75 F at its warmest, 11 AM Thursday, and 56 F at its coolest, 2 AM.
- Now
- 56F
- 2 AM
- Highest
- 75F
- 11 AM Thursday
- Lowest
- 56F
- 2 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Winston Field, Texas
Small airport in Scurry 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.
57°
57°/50°
Overcast·
Feels like 57°·Fresh breeze 20 mph NNE
Alert. A Flood Watch is in force for Winston Field 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.
Now. Winston Field is 57° and overcast at 3 AM. The dew point is 46°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Fresh breeze from the north-northeast at 20 mph, gusting to 33 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 53° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 41° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 81°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 58°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:10 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:26 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
-Air quality
68%Humidity
99%Cloud
Now
3:00 AM
57feels57
20mph
Today
Oct 16
5750
23mph
Sat
Oct 17
5840
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
6438
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7246
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7653
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8060
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8164
15%
57°
57°50°
58°40°
64°38°
72°46°
76°53°
80°60°
81°64°
As of 3:00 AM in Winston Field, Texas.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Winston Field
0.38 in in the last 24 hours, 1.00 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.38in
- Last 3 days
- 1.00in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 38%
Visibility
How far you can see at Winston Field, the next 41 hours
Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 6 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- SNK
- ICAO
- KSNK
- IATA
- SNK
- Field elevation
- 2,430 ft
- Serves
- Snyder
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- SNK
- Wind now
- -
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 / 26 unlit | 4,200 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 90° / 270° | - | - |
| 17 / 35 | 5,599 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 0° | - | - |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Snyder (SNK), Winston Field's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 46 F, the air 68% saturated; the humidity ran from 68% at 2 AM to 98% at 1 PM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 46F
- 2 AM
- Humidity now
- 68%
- Humidity, range
- 68 to 98%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
20 mph from the north at 2 AM; at its strongest 20 mph, 2 AM, with a gust of 33 mph at 2 AM.
- Now
- 20mph
- from the north
- Strongest
- 20mph
- 2 AM
- Highest gust
- 33mph
- 2 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.45 inHg at 2 AM, rising 0.12 inHg over 3 hours; 0.47 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.45inHg
- 2 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.12inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.47inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 1 PM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 2mi
- 1 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 400 ft at 1 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 19 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 400ft
- 1 PM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 19
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.36 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.20 in, in the hour to 1 PM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.36in
- Wettest hour
- 0.20in
- 1 PM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 6
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Snyder: 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 Winston Field, 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
measured daily2 instruments
Snyder 1.4 SWTX-SY-6
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/2,381 ft/49 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Snyder Co-OpSNYT2
At a cooperative observer's station/2.6 mi away/2,313 ft/117 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 Winston Field
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Airports near Winston Field
- Avenger FieldSWW, 32 mi
- Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle AirportBPG, 47 mi
- Lamesa Municipal AirportLUV, 57 mi
- Dyess Air Force BaseDYS, 66 mi
- Abilene Regional AirportABI, 76 mi
- Midland AirparkMDD, 81 mi
- Lubbock Preston Smith International AirportLBB, 84 mi
- Midland International Air and Space PortMAF, 90 mi