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Mineral Wells, Texas

City in Palo Pinto County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Mineral Wells

2.35 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
2.35in
Last 3 days
2.35in

Visibility

How far you can see at Mineral Wells, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Mineral Wells, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Graford 0.3 NWTX-PP-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.8 mi away/959 ft/87 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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WeatherfordWTFT2

At a cooperative observer's station/18.5 mi away/1,145 ft/273 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank3,855of 4,689

Station report

The weather at Mineral Wells Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.9 mi from Mineral Wells, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 5,000 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mineral Wells Muni, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MWLFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINERAL WELLS MUNISECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 5,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMineral Wells Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MWLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MWL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 51.0 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Mineral Wells Muni: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MWLFIG. B THE AIR AT MINERAL WELLS MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 5,000 FTTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 51.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEMineral Wells Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MWLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MWL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Mineral Wells Muni, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MWLFIG. C THE WIND AT MINERAL WELLS MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMineral Wells Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MWLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MWL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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