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Cactus, Texas

City in Moore County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Cactus

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Amarillo (TX), 58 miles off.

19Good
  • Ozone19Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Cactus

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.24 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.24in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Cactus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

DumasDUX

At an airfield/13.3 mi away/3,704 ft/89 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3,800of 4,689

CedarCEDT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/35.9 mi away/3,222 ft/393 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank889of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Sunray 0.2 WNWTX-MRE-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.9 mi away/3,513 ft/102 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Dalhart 2SEDHRT2

At a cooperative observer's station/28.1 mi away/3,980 ft/365 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Dumas, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.3 mi from Cactus, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:15 PM 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 Dumas, 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 DUXFIG. A THE SKY OVER DUMASSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEDumas, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DUXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DUX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 42.8 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Dumas: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.8, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DUXFIG. B THE AIR AT DUMASTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.6 FTEMPERATURE 48.2 FDEW POINT 42.8 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLEDumas, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DUXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DUX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 14 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 44 mph.

Plan of the wind at Dumas, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 14 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DUXFIG. C THE WIND AT DUMASPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDumas, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DUXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DUX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Dumas, in 6 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 Cactus

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

Near Cactus

River and lake gauges