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Fort Hancock, Texas

Community in Hudspeth County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Fort Hancock

Index 169, unhealthy, led by coarse particles. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, El Paso (TX), 53 miles off.

169Unhealthy
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)74Moderate-
  • Ozone41Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)169Unhealthy-

The days ahead

Highest unhealthy for sensitive groups, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 159, unhealthy.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 6 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Fort Hancock

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 8 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Fort Hancock, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Fort Hancock, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

PGF FabensTWDB-EPPGF

At a river or reservoir gauge/23.3 mi away/3,597 ft/35 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank2,869of 4,689

FabensE35

At an airfield/24.7 mi away/3,655 ft/93 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3,663of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Fort Hancock 5SSEFHAT2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.8 mi away/3,498 ft/64 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Acala 2.4 NWTX-HDS-25

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.3 mi away/3,559 ft/3 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Fabens, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.7 mi from Fort Hancock, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 21,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fabens, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 21,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 21,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFabens, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS E35TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-E35-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

55.6 F with a dew point of 33.4 F, 43 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 21,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Fabens: temperature 55.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.4, 43 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 21,000 feet; 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00016,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 5,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.7 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 21,000 FTTEMPERATURE 55.6 FDEW POINT 33.4 FSPREAD 22.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 43 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 (80 degrees) at 20 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 51 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fabens, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, at 20 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh 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 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT 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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Near Fort Hancock

River and lake gauges