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Anson, Texas

City in Jones County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Anson

0.76 in in the last 24 hours, 2.00 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.76in
Last 3 days
2.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Anson, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 7 AM, lowest 8 miles Sun 5 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Anson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Anson 0.2 NNETX-JO-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/1,728 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

AnsonANST2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.8 mi away/1,726 ft/4 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,967of 4,689

Station report

The weather at Dyess AFB/Abilene, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.3 mi from Anson, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 20,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Dyess AFB/Abilene, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 20,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DYSFIG. A THE SKY OVER DYESS AFB/ABILENESECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 20,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDyess AFB/Abilene, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DYSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DYS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

55.6 F with a dew point of 34.5 F, 45 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 20,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Dyess AFB/Abilene: temperature 55.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.5, 45 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 20,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DYSFIG. B THE AIR AT DYESS AFB/ABILENETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.1 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 20,000 FTTEMPERATURE 55.6 FDEW POINT 34.5 FSPREAD 21.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 45 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 POINTTITLEDyess AFB/Abilene, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DYSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DYS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 23 mph, gusting 37 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 44 mph.

Plan of the wind at Dyess AFB/Abilene, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 23 miles an hour, gusting 37; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DYSFIG. C THE WIND AT DYESS AFB/ABILENEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 37 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDyess AFB/Abilene, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DYSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DYS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Dyess AFB/Abilene, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Anson (ANST2), 0.8 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 06:02. measured daily

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