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Dodson, Texas

Town in Collingsworth County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Dodson

0.59 in in the last 24 hours, 4.45 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.59in
Last 3 days
4.45in

Visibility

How far you can see at Dodson, the next 45 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Dodson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Dobson 5SDOBT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.3 mi away/1,696 ft/91 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank549of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Wellington 1.8 ETX-CLG-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.8 mi away/2,003 ft/216 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Childress 7NwCHHT2

At a cooperative observer's station/22.8 mi away/1,775 ft/12 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank303of 4,689

Station report

The weather at Childress Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 27.5 mi from Dodson, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,600 ft; the ceiling is 4,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Childress Municipal, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,600 feet, the ceiling at 4,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CDSFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHILDRESS MUNICIPALSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEChildress Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CDSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CDS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Childress Municipal: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CDSFIG. B THE AIR AT CHILDRESS MUNICIPALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,600 FTTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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 POINTTITLEChildress Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CDSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CDS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 14 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Childress Municipal, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, 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 CDSFIG. C THE WIND AT CHILDRESS MUNICIPALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChildress Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CDSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CDS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Childress Municipal, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Childress 7Nw (CHHT2), 22.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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