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Harker Heights, Texas

City in Bell County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Harker Heights

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Waco-Killeen (TX), 46 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate-
  • Ozone38Good32 ppb2.6 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 Harker Heights

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 Harker Heights, the next 45 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Harker Heights, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Harker Heights 0.7 ESETX-BEL-127

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/815 ft/35 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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KilleenKIET2

At a cooperative observer's station/2.2 mi away/810 ft/30 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Killeen Muni (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.5 mi from Harker Heights, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:56 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 5,000 ft, scattered at 7,000 ft, broken at 9,000 ft; the ceiling is 9,000 ft.

Section of the sky over Killeen Muni (AWOS), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, the ceiling at 9,000 feet.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ILEFIG. A THE SKY OVER KILLEEN MUNI (AWOS)SECTION, 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 9,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 7,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 5,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,000 FTTITLEKilleen Muni (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ILETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ILE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Killeen Muni (AWOS), north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ILEFIG. C THE WIND AT KILLEEN MUNI (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKilleen Muni (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ILETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ILE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 846 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.02 inHg and the temperature at 56.0 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.13 inHg means its barometer reads 29.22 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Killeen Muni (AWOS) stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 846 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.02 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.13 and the station pressure it means, 29.22.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ILEFIG. D WHERE KILLEEN MUNI (AWOS) STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREKILLEEN MUNI (AWOS)3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT846 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.02 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.0 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.13 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.22 inHgTITLEKilleen Muni (AWOS), the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS ILETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ILE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Killeen Muni (AWOS), in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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