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Ranchos Penitas West, Texas

Community in Webb County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Ranchos Penitas West

Index 35, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Laredo (TX), 13 miles off.

35Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)35Good-
  • Ozone31Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 46, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Ranchos Penitas West

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Ranchos Penitas West, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

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On the radar over Ranchos Penitas West, TexasReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Ranchos Penitas West, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Laredo 8.4 NNWTX-WB-41

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.6 mi away/509 ft/2 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

LaredoLRET2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.1 mi away/444 ft/63 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,934of 4,689

Station report

The weather at Laredo INTL Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.9 mi from Ranchos Penitas West, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:56 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 Laredo INTL Airport, 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 LRDFIG. A THE SKY OVER LAREDO INTL AIRPORTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELaredo INTL Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LRDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LRD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

72.0 F with a dew point of 66.0 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Laredo INTL Airport: temperature 72.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.0, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LRDFIG. B THE AIR AT LAREDO INTL AIRPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.6 FTEMPERATURE 72.0 FDEW POINT 66.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLELaredo INTL Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LRDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LRD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Laredo INTL Airport, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LRDFIG. C THE WIND AT LAREDO INTL AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELaredo INTL Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LRDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LRD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Laredo INTL Airport, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Laredo (LRET2), 10.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:51. measured daily

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