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Athens, Texas

City in Henderson County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Athens

Index 17, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Tyler-Longview-Marshall (TX), 34 miles off.

17Good
  • Ozone17Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Athens

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Athens, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

AthensF44

At an airfield/2.8 mi away/444 ft/28 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank882of 4,689

AthensRHAT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.4 mi away/502 ft/30 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,481of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Athens 1.3 SSWTX-HND-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/481 ft/9 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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AthensAHST2

At a cooperative observer's station/2.8 mi away/446 ft/26 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Athens, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.8 mi from Athens, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,600 ft, broken at 6,000 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Athens, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, broken cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 2,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT F44FIG. A THE SKY OVER ATHENSSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 6,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAthens, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS F44TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-F44-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

62.6 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 72 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Athens: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 72 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT F44FIG. B THE AIR AT ATHENSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,600 FTTEMPERATURE 62.6 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 POINTTITLEAthens, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS F44TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-F44-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 15 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Athens, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 15 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT F44FIG. C THE WIND AT ATHENSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAthens, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS F44TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-F44-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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