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Manchaca, Texas

Community in Travis County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Manchaca

Index 24, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Austin (TX), 12 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)15Good12.3 mi
  • Ozone24Good29 ppb16.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good12.3 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Manchaca

None in the last 24 hours; 0.01 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 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 Manchaca, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Manchaca, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Manchaca 0.4 ESETX-TV-363

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/675 ft/26 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Austin Bergstrom Intl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.5 mi from Manchaca, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 8,000 ft, overcast at 25,000 ft; the ceiling is 8,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Austin Bergstrom Intl, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, the ceiling at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AUSFIG. A THE SKY OVER AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTLSECTION, 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 FTOVC 25,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 8,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAustin Bergstrom Intl, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AUSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AUS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 F, 35 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Austin Bergstrom Intl: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 35 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AUSFIG. B THE AIR AT AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 6,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 8,000 FTTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 39.0 FSPREAD 29.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 35 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 POINTTITLEAustin Bergstrom Intl, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AUSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AUS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 24 mph, gusting 41 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 47 mph.

Plan of the wind at Austin Bergstrom Intl, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 24 miles an hour, gusting 41; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AUSFIG. C THE WIND AT AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 41 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAustin Bergstrom Intl, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AUSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AUS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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