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Rio Hondo, Texas

City in Cameron County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Rio Hondo

Index 32, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Brownsville-McAllen (TX), 7 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good-
  • Ozone29Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

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

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Rio Hondo

None in the last 24 hours; 0.04 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.04in

Visibility

How far you can see at Rio Hondo, the next 43 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Rio Hondo, 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 now5 instruments

WeslacoS2205

At a soil climate station/24.1 mi away/57 ft/30 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank2,860of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Lozano 1.4 STX-CMR-117

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.0 mi away/25 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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HarlingenHGNT2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.9 mi away/43 ft/16 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank268of 4,689

Station report

The weather at Harlingen INTL Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.6 mi from Rio Hondo, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:52 AM local time: 3 of its 5 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 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HRL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Harlingen INTL Arpt, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, 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 360°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 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HRL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 36 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.88 inHg and the temperature at 58.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.99 inHg means its barometer reads 29.95 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Harlingen INTL Arpt stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 36 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.88 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.99 and the station pressure it means, 29.95.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HRLFIG. D WHERE HARLINGEN INTL ARPT STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREHARLINGEN INTL ARPT0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT36 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.88 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.99 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.95 inHgTITLEHarlingen INTL Arpt, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS HRLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HRL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Harlingen INTL Arpt, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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