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Fort Davis, Texas

Community in Jeff Davis County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Fort Davis

None in the last 24 hours; 0.57 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.57in

Visibility

How far you can see at Fort Davis, the next 42 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fort Davis, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Fort DavisFDST2

At a river or reservoir gauge/0.9 mi away/4,843 ft/21 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,232of 4,689

MarfaMRF

At an airfield/16.9 mi away/4,859 ft/5 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2,697of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Fort Davis Co-OpFDVT2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.2 mi away/5,030 ft/166 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Marfa, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.9 mi from Fort Davis, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:01 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 2,200 ft; the ceiling is 2,200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Marfa, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 2,200 feet, the ceiling at 2,200 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRFFIG. A THE SKY OVER MARFASECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMarfa, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MRFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MRF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Marfa: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRFFIG. B THE AIR AT MARFATHE 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 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 2,200 FTTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 45.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLEMarfa, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MRFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MRF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 33 mph, gusting 48 mph: force 7, a near gale on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 52 mph.

Plan of the wind at Marfa, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 33 miles an hour, gusting 48; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 7, near gale, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRFFIG. C THE WIND AT MARFAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32NOW, 33 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE47GUST, 48 MPH10STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMarfa, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MRFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MRF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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