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Driscoll, Texas

City in Nueces County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Driscoll

Index 26, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Corpus Christi (TX), 23 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)20Good-
  • Ozone26Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 43, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 1 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Driscoll

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Driscoll, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

RobstownROBT2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.8 mi away/79 ft/18 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Robstown 0.3 WTX-NU-27

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.2 mi away/75 ft/14 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Robstown, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.3 mi from Driscoll, Texas. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:15 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Robstown, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RBOFIG. C THE WIND AT ROBSTOWNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERobstown, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RBOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RBO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 79 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.84 inHg and the temperature at 58.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.43 inHg means its barometer reads 30.34 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Robstown stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 79 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.84 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.43 and the station pressure it means, 30.34.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RBOFIG. D WHERE ROBSTOWN 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 ATMOSPHEREROBSTOWN0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT79 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 HERE29.84 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.43 inHgITS BAROMETER READS30.34 inHgTITLERobstown, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS RBOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RBO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 53 degrees above the horizon at 27.78 N, and the day is 11 h 20 min long. Level ground there takes 80 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Robstown, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 53 degrees above the horizon, against 86 at the June solstice, 62 at the equinoxes and 39 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 20 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RBOFIG. E THE SUN AT ROBSTOWNELEVATION 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 86°EQUINOXES 62°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 39°OCT 17, 53°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 20 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 80 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 27.78 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLERobstown, the sunSTATION REPORT · ASOS RBOTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RBO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

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

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Snow on the ground

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