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Fabens, Texas

Community in El Paso County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Fabens

Index 92, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, El Paso (TX), 29 miles off.

92Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)81Moderate-
  • Ozone43Good33 ppb22.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)92Moderate-

The days ahead

Highest unhealthy for sensitive groups, today, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 65, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Fabens

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fabens, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

FabensE35

At an airfield/0.9 mi away/3,655 ft/16 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3,663of 4,689

PGF FabensTWDB-EPPGF

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.1 mi away/3,597 ft/42 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank2,869of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

TornilloTLLT2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.3 mi away/3,567 ft/72 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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San Elizario 0.8 NWTX-EP-139

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.1 mi away/3,643 ft/4 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Fabens, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 0.9 mi from Fabens, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 1.75 mi.

Section of the sky over Fabens, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 1.75 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E35FIG. A THE SKY OVER FABENSSECTION, 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: 1.75 MI0510TITLEFabens, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS E35TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-E35-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

64.8 F with a dew point of 38.3 F, 38 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fabens: temperature 64.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.3, 38 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E35FIG. B THE AIR AT FABENSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 6,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.7 FTEMPERATURE 64.8 FDEW POINT 38.3 FSPREAD 26.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 38 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 POINTTITLEFabens, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS E35TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-E35-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 31 mph, gusting 48 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 48 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fabens, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, at 31 miles an hour, gusting 48; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E35FIG. C THE WIND AT FABENSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 31 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE47GUST, 48 MPH10STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFabens, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS E35TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-E35-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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