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Marfa, Texas

City in Presidio County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Marfa

0.09 in in the last 24 hours, 0.56 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.09in
Last 3 days
0.56in

Visibility

How far you can see at Marfa, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Marfa, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

MarfaMRF

At an airfield/4.1 mi away/4,859 ft/166 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2,697of 4,689

Alamito RanchTWDB-PSALA

On a farm or research station/19.4 mi away/4,132 ft/561 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank758of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Alpine 7WNWASGT2

At a cooperative observer's station/15.1 mi away/4,993 ft/300 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Alpine 3.1 WTX-BRS-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/18.7 mi away/4,629 ft/64 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Marfa, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.1 mi from Marfa, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:01 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 2,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Marfa, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, the ceiling at 2,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRFFIG. A THE SKY OVER MARFASECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 2,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMarfa, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MRFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MRF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Marfa: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRFFIG. B THE AIR AT MARFATHE 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 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEMarfa, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MRFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MRF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 31 mph, gusting 44 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 52 mph.

Plan of the wind at Marfa, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 31 miles an hour, gusting 44; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRFFIG. C THE WIND AT MARFAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 31 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 44 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMarfa, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MRFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MRF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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