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Kempner, Texas

City in Lampasas County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Kempner

Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Austin (TX), 58 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good-
  • Ozone31Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)16Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 46, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Kempner

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Kempner, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

KilleenKIET2

At a cooperative observer's station/16.8 mi away/810 ft/212 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fort Hood/Gray AAF, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.6 mi from Kempner, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 25,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Hood/Gray AAF, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GRKFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT HOOD/GRAY AAFSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 25,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFort Hood/Gray AAF, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GRKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GRK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 64 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 25,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Fort Hood/Gray AAF: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 64 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 25,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GRKFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT HOOD/GRAY AAFTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.4 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 25,000 FTTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 64 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 POINTTITLEFort Hood/Gray AAF, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GRKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GRK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 14 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fort Hood/Gray AAF, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 14 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GRKFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT HOOD/GRAY AAFPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Hood/Gray AAF, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GRKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GRK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fort Hood/Gray AAF, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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