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Plains, Texas

Town in Yoakum County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Plains

Index 26, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Hobbs (NM), 36 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good-
  • Ozone26Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Plains

None in the last 24 hours; 0.49 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.49in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Plains, 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 now3 instruments

LehmanS2106

At a soil climate station/30.5 mi away/3,767 ft/134 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank2,744of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

PlainsPLNT2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/3,642 ft/9 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank297of 4,689

Station report

The weather at Denver City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.0 mi from Plains, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM 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 Denver City, 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 E57FIG. A THE SKY OVER DENVER CITYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEDenver City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS E57TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-E57-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 39.2 F, 54 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Denver City: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 54 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E57FIG. B THE AIR AT DENVER CITYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.7 FTEMPERATURE 55.4 FDEW POINT 39.2 FSPREAD 16.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 54 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 POINTTITLEDenver City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS E57TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-E57-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 26 mph, gusting 40 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 48 mph.

Plan of the wind at Denver City, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 26 miles an hour, gusting 40; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E57FIG. C THE WIND AT DENVER CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 40 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDenver City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS E57TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-E57-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Plains (PLNT2), 0.3 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Texas

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

Near Plains

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

Near Plains

River and lake gauges