Wind
15 mph from the north at 10 PM; at its strongest 15 mph, 11 AM, with a gust of 23 mph at 10 PM.
- Now
- 15mph
- from the north
- Strongest
- 15mph
- 11 AM
- Highest gust
- 23mph
- 10 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport, Texas
Medium airport in Bell 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.
70°
68°/60°
Mostly clear·
Feels like 70°·Moderate breeze 17 mph N
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport until 7 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport is 70° and mostly clear at 2 AM. The dew point is 67°, so the air feels oppressive. Moderate breeze from the north at 17 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 59° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 48° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. 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 88°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 68°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:57 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:16 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 25 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
32Air quality
90%Humidity
34%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
70feels70
17mph
Today
Oct 16
6860
59%
30mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6848
18mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
7244
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7748
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8254
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8659
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8861
overcast
70°
68°60°
68°48°
72°44°
77°48°
82°54°
86°59°
88°61°
As of 2:00 AM in Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport, Texas.
Air quality
The air at Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport
Index 32, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Waco-Killeen (TX), 33 miles off.
32Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)30Good-
- Ozone32Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 38, good.
GoodModerate
- 38YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 42 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport
None in the last 24 hours; 0.07 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.07in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport, the next 42 hours
Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 3 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- TPL
- ICAO
- KTPL
- IATA
- TPL
- Field elevation
- 682 ft
- Serves
- Temple
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- TPL
- Wind now
- From 350° at 18 mph, read 16 Oct, 01:51
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 / 21 | 4,740 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 27° / 207° | 14 mph head, on 03 | 11 mph from the left |
| 16 / 34 | 7,000 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 162° / 342° | 18 mph head, on 34 | 3 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Temple/Miller(AWOS) (TPL), Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Pressure
30.11 inHg at 10 PM, rising 0.10 inHg over 3 hours; 0.12 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.11inHg
- 10 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.10inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.12inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 4 miles at 5 AM; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 4mi
- 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 8 AM; a base was reported in 16 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 400ft
- 8 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 16
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
Temple/Miller(AWOS): every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional 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 now3 instruments
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/682 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Leon River 5 N Belton LakeBLNT2
At a river or reservoir gauge/5.1 mi away/633 ft/49 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
RieselS2199
At a soil climate station/38.4 mi away/539 ft/143 ft below here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
Belton 6.3 NNETX-BEL-103
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/674 ft/8 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
At a cooperative observer's station/11.6 mi away/640 ft/42 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 Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Morgan's Point Resortcity, 3 mi
- Templecity, 5 mi
- Pendletoncommunity, 6 mi
- Beltoncity, 7 mi
- Troycity, 7 mi
- Moodycity, 11 mi
- Little River-Academycity, 12 mi
- Nolanvillecity, 13 mi
- Bruceville-Eddycity, 14 mi
- Saladovillage, 16 mi
- Harker Heightscity, 16 mi
- Flatcommunity, 17 mi
Airports near Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport
- Skylark FieldILE, 17 mi
- McGregor Executive AirportPWG, 24 mi
- Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army AirfieldGRK, 26 mi
- Gatesville Municipal AirportGOP, 30 mi
- Cameron Municipal AirparkT35, 32 mi
- Waco Regional AirportACT, 33 mi
- Georgetown Executive Airport at Johnny Gantt FieldGTU, 37 mi
- TSTC Waco AirportCNW, 39 mi