Temperature
55 F at 1 PM; 77 F at its warmest, 4 PM Thursday, and 53 F at its coolest, 8 AM.
- Now
- 55F
- 1 PM
- Highest
- 77F
- 4 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 53F
- 8 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Culberson County Airport, Texas
Small airport in Culberson County, Texas* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of southeast New Mexico and southwest and western Texas. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds may blow around unsecured objects.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution and keep both hands on the steering wheel. Secure loose objects that could be damaged or blown away by strong winds.
56°
60°/50°
Clear·
Feels like 56°·Fresh breeze 23 mph NE
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Culberson County Airport until 7 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Culberson County Airport is 56° and clear at 1 PM. The dew point is 31°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Fresh breeze from the northeast at 23 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 59° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 41° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 84°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 60°. 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 11:47 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.
5UV Moderate
-Air quality
39%Humidity
2%Cloud
Now
1:00 PM
56feels56
23mph
Today
Oct 16
6050
29mph
Sat
Oct 17
6040
14mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
7138
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7850
UV 8
Tue
Oct 20
8255
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8458
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8460
24%
56°
60°50°
60°40°
71°38°
78°50°
82°55°
84°58°
84°60°
As of 1:00 PM in Culberson County Airport, Texas.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Culberson County Airport
None in the last 24 hours; 0.23 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.23in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Culberson County Airport, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- VHN
- ICAO
- KVHN
- IATA
- VHN
- Field elevation
- 3,957 ft
- Serves
- Van Horn
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- VHN
- Wind now
- From 50° at 23 mph, read 16 Oct, 13:15
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 / 21 | 6,005 ft | 76 ft | Asphalt | 44° / 224° | 23 mph head, on 03 | 2 mph from the right |
| 07 / 25 | 5,353 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 85° / 265° | 19 mph head, on 07 | 13 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Van Horn (VHN), Culberson County Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 31 F, the air 39% saturated; the humidity ran from 24% at 5 PM Thursday to 56% at 4 AM.
- Dew point now
- 31F
- 1 PM
- Humidity now
- 39%
- Humidity, range
- 24 to 56%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
23 mph from the northeast at 1 PM; at its strongest 29 mph, 1 AM, with a gust of 41 mph at 1 AM.
- Now
- 23mph
- from the northeast
- Strongest
- 29mph
- 1 AM
- Highest gust
- 41mph
- 1 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.68 inHg at 1 PM, steady over 3 hours; 0.53 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.68inHg
- 1 PM
- 3 hours
- -0.02inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- +0.53inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 7 miles at 9 PM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 7mi
- 9 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 3,500 ft at 6 AM; a base was reported in 18 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 3,500ft
- 6 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
Van Horn: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 3 instruments nearest Culberson County 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
Van HornVHN
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/3,938 ft/19 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Van Horn 6.0 ENETX-CLB-3
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.8 mi away/3,836 ft/121 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Van Horn Co-OpVAHT2
At a cooperative observer's station/3.4 mi away/4,065 ft/108 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 Culberson County Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Van Horntown, 3 mi
- Sierra Blancacommunity, 35 mi
- Valentinetown, 37 mi
- Davis Mountainsfeature, 60 mi
- Guadalupe Mountainsfeature, 60 mi
- Toyahtown, 61 mi
- Balmorheacity, 62 mi
- Fort Daviscommunity, 62 mi
- Fort Hancockcommunity, 64 mi
- Dell Citycity, 65 mi
- Acalacommunity, 68 mi
- Marfacity, 69 mi
Airports near Culberson County Airport
- Marfa Municipal AirportMRF, 66 mi
- Pecos Municipal AirportPEQ, 78 mi
- Alpine Casparis Municipal AirportE38, 80 mi
- Fabens AirportE35, 87 mi
- Presidio Lely International AirportPRS, 102 mi
- Winkler County AirportINK, 106 mi
- El Paso International AirportELP, 107 mi
- Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)BIF, 109 mi