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Bristol, Texas

Community in Ellis County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Bristol

Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Dallas-Fort Worth (TX), 25 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good-
  • Ozone31Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)18Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Bristol

0.18 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.18in
Last 3 days
0.18in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bristol, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Bristol, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

LancasterLNC

At an airfield/12.0 mi away/502 ft/4 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Site 1RSST2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.8 mi away/374 ft/132 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station FW6455, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 14.7 mi from Bristol, Texas. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north (0 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 6 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW6455, north up: blowing from 0 degrees, the north, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 6; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW6455FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW6455PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 0°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW6455, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW6455TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FW6455-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 548 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.33 inHg and the temperature at 57.0 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.48 inHg means its barometer reads 29.88 inHg; it reports 60.0 F, 3.0 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW6455 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 548 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.33 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.48 and the station pressure it means, 29.88.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW6455FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW6455 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 FW64552 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT548 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 HERE29.33 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.0 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.48 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.88 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED60.0 FTITLECitizen station FW6455, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW6455TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FW6455-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 48 degrees above the horizon at 32.60 N, and the day is 11 h 11 min long. Level ground there takes 74 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW6455, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 81 at the June solstice, 57 at the equinoxes and 34 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 11 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW6455FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW6455ELEVATION 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 81°EQUINOXES 57°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 34°OCT 17, 48°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 11 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 74 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 32.60 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLECitizen station FW6455, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW6455TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FW6455-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station FW6455, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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