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Alpine, Texas

City in Brewster County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Alpine

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.73 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.73in

Visibility

How far you can see at Alpine, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 3 miles Fri 5 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Alpine, 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 now3 instruments

AlpineE38

At an airfield/1.9 mi away/4,514 ft/46 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank977of 4,689

Fort DavisFDST2

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.1 mi away/4,843 ft/375 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,232of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Alpine 0.3 SWTX-BRS-32

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/4,487 ft/19 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Alpine 7WNWASGT2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.9 mi away/4,993 ft/525 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Alpine, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.9 mi from Alpine, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,500 ft, broken at 2,100 ft, overcast at 4,000 ft; the ceiling is 1,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Alpine, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,000 feet, the ceiling at 1,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E38FIG. A THE SKY OVER ALPINESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAlpine, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS E38TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-E38-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 53.0 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Alpine: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.0, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E38FIG. B THE AIR AT ALPINETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,500 FTTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 53.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEAlpine, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS E38TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-E38-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Alpine, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 16 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 E38FIG. C THE WIND AT ALPINEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlpine, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS E38TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-E38-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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