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Barrett, Texas

Community in Harris County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Barrett

Index 44, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (TX), 19 miles off.

44Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)44Good14.4 mi
  • Ozone33Good21 ppb5.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good14.4 mi

The days ahead

Highest moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 48, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Barrett

None in the last 24 hours; 0.16 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.16in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 3 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Barrett, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Highlands 2.1 ETX-HRR-153

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.4 mi away/32 ft/13 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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BaytownBATT2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.6 mi away/59 ft/14 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at La Porte, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.0 mi from Barrett, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 8,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over La Porte, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT T41FIG. A THE SKY OVER LA PORTESECTION, 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 FTSCT 8,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELa Porte, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS T41TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-T41-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

78.8 F with a dew point of 73.4 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,000 ft.

Chart of the air at La Porte: temperature 78.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 73.4, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT T41FIG. B THE AIR AT LA PORTETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 1,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 72.0 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 8,000 FTTEMPERATURE 78.8 FDEW POINT 73.4 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 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 POINTTITLELa Porte, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS T41TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-T41-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (80 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at La Porte, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT T41FIG. C THE WIND AT LA PORTEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELa Porte, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS T41TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-T41-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Texas

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

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