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Richland Springs, Texas

Town in San Saba County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Richland Springs

0.13 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.13in
Last 3 days
0.13in

Visibility

How far you can see at Richland Springs, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Richland Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

San Saba81R

At an airfield/13.8 mi away/1,243 ft/148 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank631of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Richland Springs 5.2 NNWTX-SS-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.1 mi away/1,423 ft/32 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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San Saba 7 NWSNST2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.0 mi away/1,352 ft/39 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at San Saba, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.8 mi from Richland Springs, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,200 ft; the ceiling is 1,200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over San Saba, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, the ceiling at 1,200 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 81RFIG. A THE SKY OVER SAN SABASECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 1,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESan Saba, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 81RTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-81R-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

67.5 F with a dew point of 64.4 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,200 ft.

Chart of the air at San Saba: temperature 67.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.4, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 81RFIG. B THE AIR AT SAN SABATHE 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 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,200 FTTEMPERATURE 67.5 FDEW POINT 64.4 FSPREAD 3.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLESan Saba, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 81RTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-81R-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at San Saba, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 12 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 81RFIG. C THE WIND AT SAN SABAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESan Saba, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 81RTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-81R-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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