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Rice Tracts, Texas

Community in Cameron County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Rice Tracts

Index 33, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Brownsville-McAllen (TX), 9 miles off.

33Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)33Good-
  • Ozone30Good24 ppb10.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)21Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 38, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Rice Tracts

None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at Rice Tracts, the next 44 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Rice Tracts, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

WeslacoS2205

At a soil climate station/21.5 mi away/57 ft/12 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank2,860of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

San Benito 7.4 STX-CMR-144

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/44 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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HarlingenHGNT2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.5 mi away/43 ft/2 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank268of 4,689

Station report

The weather at Harlingen INTL Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.3 mi from Rice Tracts, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:52 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 Harlingen INTL Arpt, 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 HRLFIG. A THE SKY OVER HARLINGEN INTL ARPTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEHarlingen INTL Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HRLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HRL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

71.6 F with a dew point of 69.8 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Harlingen INTL Arpt: temperature 71.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.8, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HRLFIG. B THE AIR AT HARLINGEN INTL ARPTTHE 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 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 69.3 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 71.6 F, 69.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEHarlingen INTL Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HRLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HRL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Harlingen INTL Arpt, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, 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 HRLFIG. C THE WIND AT HARLINGEN INTL ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHarlingen INTL Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HRLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HRL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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