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Forsan, Texas

City in Howard County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Forsan

Index 18, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Midland-Odessa (TX), 42 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Forsan

0.39 in in the last 24 hours, 2.15 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.39in
Last 3 days
2.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Forsan, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 4 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Forsan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Big Spring 5NE Co-OpBGGT2

At a cooperative observer's station/18.5 mi away/2,579 ft/212 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Big_Spring, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.5 mi from Forsan, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 3,200 ft, scattered at 4,100 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Big_Spring, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 3,200 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 4,100 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BPGFIG. A THE SKY OVER BIG_SPRINGSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 4,100 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,200 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBig_Spring, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BPGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BPG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.4 F with a dew point of 48.6 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 3,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Big_Spring: temperature 59.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.6, 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 3,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BPGFIG. B THE AIR AT BIG_SPRINGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 3,200 FTTEMPERATURE 59.4 FDEW POINT 48.6 FSPREAD 10.8 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 POINTTITLEBig_Spring, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BPGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BPG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 21 mph, gusting 33 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Big_Spring, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 21 miles an hour, gusting 33; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BPGFIG. C THE WIND AT BIG_SPRINGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 33 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBig_Spring, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BPGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BPG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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