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Rankin, Texas

City in Upton County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Rankin

Index 18, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Midland-Odessa (TX), 54 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Rankin

0.33 in in the last 24 hours, 1.50 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.33in
Last 3 days
1.50in

Visibility

How far you can see at Rankin, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Rankin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 16.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Mccamey Co-OpMCCT2

At a cooperative observer's station/16.0 mi away/2,451 ft/82 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Iraan 17.6 SETX-CRK-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/36.5 mi away/2,183 ft/350 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Big Lake Reagan, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 27.9 mi from Rankin, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,600 ft; the ceiling is 3,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Big Lake Reagan, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, the ceiling at 3,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E41FIG. A THE SKY OVER BIG LAKE REAGANSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBig Lake Reagan, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS E41TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-E41-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 64 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Big Lake Reagan: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 64 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E41FIG. B THE AIR AT BIG LAKE REAGANTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,600 FTTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 48.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 64 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 POINTTITLEBig Lake Reagan, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS E41TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-E41-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 31 mph, gusting 37 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Big Lake Reagan, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 31 miles an hour, gusting 37; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E41FIG. C THE WIND AT BIG LAKE REAGANPLAN, 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, 31 MPH7NEAR GALE32GUST, 37 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBig Lake Reagan, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS E41TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-E41-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Big Lake Reagan, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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