Citizen station EW9748EW9748
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.1 mi away/2,118 ft/122 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Abilene State Park, Texas
State Park in Taylor County, TexasFlood Watch, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of west central Texas, including the following counties, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett, Fisher, Haskell, Irion, Jones, Nolan, Runnels, Schleicher, Shackelford, Sterling, Sutton, Taylor, Throckmorton and Tom Green. * 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... - There is an increased danger to lives and property due to flash flooding. Flash flooding is likely and considerable flash flooding is possible. - With a series of upper-level disturbances and an approaching cold front interacting with a very moist airmass, expect focused areas of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Heavy rainfall in short periods of time will bring a risk of flooding and flash flooding. - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
56°
59°/51°
Overcast·
Feels like 56°·Moderate breeze 16 mph N
Alert. A Flood Watch is in force for Abilene State Park 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. Abilene State Park is 56° and overcast at 4 AM. The dew point is 50°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north at 16 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 58° by 2 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 sun is strong around midday: UV index 6, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 85°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 60°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:06 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:23 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
74%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
4:00 AM
56feels56
17%
16mph
Today
Oct 16
5951
28mph
UV 6
Sat
Oct 17
6040
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
6738
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7546
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7852
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8258
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8561
overcast
56°
59°51°
60°40°
67°38°
75°46°
78°52°
82°58°
85°61°
As of 4:00 AM in Abilene State Park, Texas.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Abilene State Park
0.76 in in the last 24 hours, 0.78 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.76in
- Last 3 days
- 0.78in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 97%
Visibility
How far you can see at Abilene State Park, the next 40 hours
Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 8 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Park
- Designation
- State Park
- Area
- 2.78 sq mi
- Height at its point
- 1,996 ft
- County
- Taylor County
- State
- Texas
- Latitude
- 32.2436° N
- Longitude
- 99.8899° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Abilene State Park, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Elm Ck at FM 89 nr Buffalo Gap08083280
At a river or reservoir gauge/3.8 mi away/1,895 ft/101 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
At an airfield/12.4 mi away/1,788 ft/208 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Bronte 11 NNE03072
At a climate reference station/24.8 mi away/1,997 ft/1 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Tuscola - Lake Abilene State ParkTCLT2
In a park or preserve/0.7 mi away/1,992 ft/4 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Tuscola 4.8 WNWTX-TY-19
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/1,972 ft/24 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Texas
20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Abilene State Park
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.