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Ricardo, Texas

Community in Kleberg County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Ricardo

Index 39, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Corpus Christi (TX), 39 miles off.

39Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good-
  • Ozone39Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)13Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Ricardo

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

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Visibility

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

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ricardo, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

KingsvilleKGST2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.3 mi away/85 ft/30 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank85of 4,689

Station report

The weather at Kingsville NAS, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.8 mi from Ricardo, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Kingsville NAS, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NQIFIG. A THE SKY OVER KINGSVILLE NASSECTION, 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 SHEETFEW 2,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEKingsville NAS, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NQITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NQI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

75.0 F with a dew point of 69.0 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Kingsville NAS: temperature 75.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.0, 82 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NQIFIG. B THE AIR AT KINGSVILLE NASTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 67.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE 75.0 FDEW POINT 69.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEKingsville NAS, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NQITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NQI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Kingsville NAS, north up: at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NQIFIG. C THE WIND AT KINGSVILLE NASPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKingsville NAS, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NQITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NQI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Kingsville (KGST2), 9.3 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Texas

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

Near Ricardo

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

Near Ricardo

River and lake gauges