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Acala, Texas

Community in Hudspeth County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Acala

Index 37, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 AM from its reporting area, El Paso (TX), 48 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)37Good-
  • Ozone29Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)17Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 168, unhealthy.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 6 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Acala

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 8 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Acala, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 6 AM.

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On the radar over Acala, TexasReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Acala, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

PGF FabensTWDB-EPPGF

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.4 mi away/3,597 ft/20 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank2,823of 4,734

FabensE35

At an airfield/19.7 mi away/3,655 ft/78 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3,600of 4,734

measured daily2 instruments

Acala 2.4 NWTX-HDS-25

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.4 mi away/3,559 ft/18 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Fort Hancock 5SSEFHAT2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.6 mi away/3,498 ft/79 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fabens, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.7 mi from Acala, Texas. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 8:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 13,000 ft; the ceiling is 13,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fabens, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 13,000 feet, the ceiling at 13,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E35FIG. A THE SKY OVER FABENSSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 13,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 13,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFabens, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS E35TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-E35-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 27.7 F, 42 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 13,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Fabens: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 27.7, 42 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 13,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E35FIG. B THE AIR AT FABENSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00016,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 5,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 23.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 13,000 FTTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 27.7 FSPREAD 22.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 42 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEFabens, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS E35TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-E35-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fabens, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E35FIG. C THE WIND AT FABENSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFabens, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS E35TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-E35-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fabens, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Texas

20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Acala

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Acala

River and lake gauges