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Impact, Texas

Town in Taylor County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Impact

1.05 in in the last 24 hours, 1.35 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.05in
Last 3 days
1.35in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 6 miles Fri 4 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Impact, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

AbileneABI

At an airfield/7.3 mi away/1,788 ft/116 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank620of 4,689

HambyHBYT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.5 mi away/1,772 ft/100 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,310of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Abilene 0.4 NNWTX-TY-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.0 mi away/1,716 ft/44 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Abilene, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.3 mi from Impact, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 900 ft, broken at 1,300 ft, overcast at 2,300 ft; the ceiling is 1,300 ft; visibility 3 mi.

Section of the sky over Abilene, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 900 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,300 feet, the ceiling at 1,300 feet, and visibility of 3 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABIFIG. A THE SKY OVER ABILENESECTION, 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 2,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 900 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 3 MI0510TITLEAbilene, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ABITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ABI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 900 ft.

Chart of the air at Abilene: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABIFIG. B THE AIR AT ABILENETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 900 FTTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 55.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEAbilene, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ABI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 38 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 49 mph.

Plan of the wind at Abilene, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 38; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABIFIG. C THE WIND AT ABILENEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 38 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAbilene, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ABI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Abilene, 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 Impact

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