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Lorena, Texas

City in McLennan County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Lorena

Index 30, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Waco-Killeen (TX), 12 miles off.

30Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)30Good-
  • Ozone26Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Lorena

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 12 AM. 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 Lorena, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Lorena, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

McgregorMEGT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.7 mi away/719 ft/115 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,246of 4,734

RieselS2199

At a soil climate station/20.6 mi away/539 ft/65 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank2,821of 4,734

measured daily2 instruments

Lorena 1.9 WNWTX-MCL-80

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/618 ft/14 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Waco LakeACTT2

At a cooperative observer's station/13.2 mi away/433 ft/171 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Waco - McGregor Exec, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.2 mi from Lorena, Texas. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 12:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Waco - McGregor Exec, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PWGFIG. A THE SKY OVER WACO - MCGREGOR EXECSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWaco - McGregor Exec, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PWGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PWG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

52.0 F with a dew point of 42.0 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Waco - McGregor Exec: temperature 52.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PWGFIG. B THE AIR AT WACO - MCGREGOR EXECTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.8 FTEMPERATURE 52.0 FDEW POINT 42.0 FSPREAD 10.0 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 - McGregor Exec, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PWGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PWG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Waco - McGregor Exec, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PWGFIG. C THE WIND AT WACO - MCGREGOR EXECPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWaco - McGregor Exec, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PWGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PWG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Waco - McGregor Exec, 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 Lorena

River and lake gauges