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Blanket, Texas

Town in Brown County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Blanket

2.00 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
2.00in
Last 3 days
2.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Blanket, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 6 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Blanket, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Blanket 0.2 NTX-BRN-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/1,631 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station KD5NVR-1, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 13.6 mi from Blanket, Texas. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north (6 degrees) at 22 mph, gusting 27 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station KD5NVR-1, north up: blowing from 6 degrees, the north, at 22 miles an hour, gusting 27; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KD5NVR-1FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION KD5NVR-1PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 6°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 27 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station KD5NVR-1, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP KD5NVR-1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KD5NVR1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,429 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.41 inHg and the temperature at 53.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.28 inHg means its barometer reads 28.75 inHg; it reports 59.0 F, 5.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KD5NVR-1 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,429 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.41 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.28 and the station pressure it means, 28.75.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KD5NVR-1FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KD5NVR-1 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION KD5NVR-15 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,429 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.41 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.28 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.75 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED59.0 FTITLECitizen station KD5NVR-1, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KD5NVR-1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KD5NVR1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 31.83 N, and the day is 11 h 14 min long. Level ground there takes 76 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station KD5NVR-1, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 82 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 35 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 14 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KD5NVR-1FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KD5NVR-1ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 82°EQUINOXES 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 35°OCT 16, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 14 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 31.83 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station KD5NVR-1, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KD5NVR-1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KD5NVR1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station KD5NVR-1, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at City Water Treatment Plant (BALT2), 12.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:05. measured daily

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