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Bolivar Peninsula, Texas

Community in Galveston County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Bolivar Peninsula

Index 39, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (TX), 47 miles off.

39Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)39Good-
  • Ozone31Good34 ppb18.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)17Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 60, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Bolivar Peninsula

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Bolivar Peninsula, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 11 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Bolivar Peninsula, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Galveston/ScholesGLS

At an airfield/18.5 mi away/52 ft/46 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Crystal Beach 2.2 ENETX-GV-92

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/7 ft/1 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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BaytownBATT2

At a cooperative observer's station/33.2 mi away/59 ft/53 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station DW2080, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 18.5 mi from Bolivar Peninsula, Texas. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW2080, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW2080FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW2080PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW2080, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW2080TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW2080-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 12 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.91 inHg and the temperature at 59.0 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.03 inHg means its barometer reads 30.02 inHg; it reports 78.0 F, 19.0 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW2080 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 12 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.91 inches of mercury, and temperature, 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.03 and the station pressure it means, 30.02.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW2080FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW2080 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 DW20800 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT12 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 HERE29.91 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE59.0 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.03 inHgITS BAROMETER READS30.02 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED78.0 FTITLECitizen station DW2080, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW2080TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW2080-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 51 degrees above the horizon at 29.50 N, and the day is 11 h 18 min long. Level ground there takes 78 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW2080, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 51 degrees above the horizon, against 84 at the June solstice, 61 at the equinoxes and 37 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 18 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW2080FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW2080ELEVATION 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 84°EQUINOXES 61°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 37°OCT 16, 51°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 18 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 78 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 29.50 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW2080, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW2080TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW2080-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station DW2080, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Texas

20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Bolivar Peninsula

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

Near Bolivar Peninsula

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