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Gholson, Texas

City in McLennan County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Gholson

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Waco-Killeen (TX), 12 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate10.7 mi
  • Ozone38Good29 ppb10.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Gholson

None in the last 24 hours; 0.01 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.01in

Visibility

How far you can see at Gholson, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 5 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Gholson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

WacoACT

At an airfield/6.1 mi away/509 ft/40 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank878of 4,689

RieselS2199

At a soil climate station/26.2 mi away/539 ft/70 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank2,798of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Gholson 2.9 SWTX-MCL-31

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/526 ft/57 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Waco LakeACTT2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.2 mi away/433 ft/36 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Waco, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.1 mi from Gholson, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:51 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 6,000 ft, broken at 7,500 ft, broken at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Waco, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACTFIG. A THE SKY OVER WACOSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 10,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 7,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 6,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWaco, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ACTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ACT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

75.0 F with a dew point of 64.0 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Waco: temperature 75.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.0, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACTFIG. B THE AIR AT WACOTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE 75.0 FDEW POINT 64.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 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 POINTTITLEWaco, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ACTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ACT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Waco, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACTFIG. C THE WIND AT WACOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWaco, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ACTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ACT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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