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Baird, Texas

City in Callahan County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Baird

0.06 in in the last 24 hours, 1.95 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.06in
Last 3 days
1.95in

Visibility

How far you can see at Baird, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Baird, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

HambyHBYT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/14.7 mi away/1,772 ft/51 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,143of 4,734

AbileneABI

At an airfield/16.6 mi away/1,788 ft/67 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank632of 4,734

measured daily2 instruments

Baird 1.3 ETX-CLN-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/1,696 ft/25 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

PutnamPUTT2

At a cooperative observer's station/12.2 mi away/1,627 ft/94 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank770of 4,734

Station report

The weather at Abilene, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.6 mi from Baird, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:52 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Abilene, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABIFIG. A THE SKY OVER 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAbilene, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ABITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ABI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Abilene: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 71 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABIFIG. B THE AIR AT 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.0 FTEMPERATURE 49.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLEAbilene, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ABI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 52 mph.

Plan of the wind at Abilene, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABIFIG. C THE WIND AT ABILENEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAbilene, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ABI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Putnam (PUTT2), 12.2 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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Near Baird

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