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McDade, Texas

Community in Bastrop County, Texas

Air quality

The air at McDade

Index 30, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Austin (TX), 30 miles off.

30Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-
  • Ozone30Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good-

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 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at McDade

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 McDade, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest McDade, 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

Lacy RAWSLATT2

A remote fire weather station/6.0 mi away/573 ft/36 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank658of 4,734

measured daily2 instruments

FedorFEDT2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.3 mi away/422 ft/115 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Giddings-Lee_Cnty_Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.5 mi from McDade, Texas. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 1:15 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 Giddings-Lee_Cnty_Arpt, 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 GYBFIG. A THE SKY OVER GIDDINGS-LEE_CNTY_ARPTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEGiddings-Lee_Cnty_Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GYBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GYB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

56.3 F with a dew point of 38.7 F, 52 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Giddings-Lee_Cnty_Arpt: temperature 56.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.7, 52 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GYBFIG. B THE AIR AT GIDDINGS-LEE_CNTY_ARPTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.9 FTEMPERATURE 56.3 FDEW POINT 38.7 FSPREAD 17.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 52 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 POINTTITLEGiddings-Lee_Cnty_Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GYBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GYB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Giddings-Lee_Cnty_Arpt, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GYBFIG. C THE WIND AT GIDDINGS-LEE_CNTY_ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGiddings-Lee_Cnty_Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GYBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GYB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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