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Burkburnett, Texas

City in Wichita County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Burkburnett

Index 24, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 AM from its reporting area, Lawton (OK), 41 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good-
  • Ozone24Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)14Good-

The days ahead

Highest 60, moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Burkburnett

1.50 in in the last 24 hours, 5.00 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 9 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.50in
Last 3 days
5.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Burkburnett, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 7 AM, lowest 8 miles Sun 6 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Burkburnett, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

VernonS2202

At a soil climate station/39.1 mi away/1,184 ft/143 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank2,800of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Burkburnett 0.4 SWTX-WT-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/1,046 ft/5 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ScotlandSCOT2

At a cooperative observer's station/29.6 mi away/965 ft/76 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank300of 4,689

Station report

The weather at Wichita Falls/Shep, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.5 mi from Burkburnett, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 9:52 AM 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 Wichita Falls/Shep, 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 SPSFIG. A THE SKY OVER WICHITA FALLS/SHEPSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWichita Falls/Shep, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SPSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SPS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 55 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Wichita Falls/Shep: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 55 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SPSFIG. B THE AIR AT WICHITA FALLS/SHEPTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.6 FTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 16.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 55 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 POINTTITLEWichita Falls/Shep, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SPSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SPS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 29 mph, gusting 38 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at Wichita Falls/Shep, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 29 miles an hour, gusting 38; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SPSFIG. C THE WIND AT WICHITA FALLS/SHEPPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE32GUST, 38 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWichita Falls/Shep, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SPSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SPS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Wichita Falls/Shep, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Scotland (SCOT2), 29.6 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Texas

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Near Burkburnett

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Near Burkburnett

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