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Palmer, Texas

Town in Ellis County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Palmer

Index 40, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Dallas-Fort Worth (TX), 24 miles off.

40Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)40Good-
  • Ozone34Good32 ppb20.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)15Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Palmer

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. 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 Palmer, the next 44 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Palmer, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

LancasterLNC

At an airfield/10.8 mi away/502 ft/43 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Waxahachie 7.0 ENETX-EL-82

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.2 mi away/521 ft/62 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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FerrisFERT2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.3 mi away/482 ft/23 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Citizen station KM5RF, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 12.2 mi from Palmer, Texas. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the northwest (323 degrees) at 8 mph, gusting 14 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station KM5RF, north up: blowing from 323 degrees, the northwest, at 8 miles an hour, gusting 14; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KM5RFFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION KM5RFPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 323°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station KM5RF, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP KM5RFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KM5RF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 704 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.17 inHg and the temperature at 56.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.13 inHg means its barometer reads 29.37 inHg; it reports 75.0 F, 18.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KM5RF stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 704 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.17 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.13 and the station pressure it means, 29.37.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KM5RFFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KM5RF 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION KM5RF3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT704 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 HERE29.17 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.13 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.37 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED75.0 FTITLECitizen station KM5RF, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KM5RFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KM5RF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 48 degrees above the horizon at 32.48 N, and the day is 11 h 13 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station KM5RF, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 81 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 34 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 13 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KM5RFFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KM5RFELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 81°EQUINOXES 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 34°OCT 16, 48°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 13 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 32.48 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station KM5RF, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KM5RFTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KM5RF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station KM5RF, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Texas

20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Palmer

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Palmer

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