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Matador, Texas

Town in Motley County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Matador

1.30 in in the last 24 hours, 4.25 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.30in
Last 3 days
4.25in

Visibility

How far you can see at Matador, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 8 miles Sat 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Matador, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

measured daily2 instruments

MatadorMTDT2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.1 mi away/2,365 ft/24 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank80of 4,689

Station report

The weather at Matador Wildlife Management Area, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 24.8 mi from Matador, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:03 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 46.3 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Matador Wildlife Management Area: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.3, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MATT2FIG. B THE AIR AT MATADOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREATHE 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 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.5 FTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 46.3 FSPREAD 7.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 POINTTITLEMatador Wildlife Management Area, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP MATT2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MATT2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (349 degrees) at 8 mph, gusting 15 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Matador Wildlife Management Area, north up: blowing from 349 degrees, the north, at 8 miles an hour, gusting 15; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MATT2FIG. C THE WIND AT MATADOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 349°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMatador Wildlife Management Area, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP MATT2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MATT2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,867 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.96 inHg and the temperature at 52.3 F; it reports 54.0 F, 1.7 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Matador Wildlife Management Area stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,867 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.96 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MATT2FIG. D WHERE MATADOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREMATADOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA7 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,867 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE27.96 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.3 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED54.0 FTITLEMatador Wildlife Management Area, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP MATT2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MATT2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Matador Wildlife Management Area, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Matador (MTDT2), 1.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

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