Knox City ScanKNXT2
At a river or reservoir gauge/9.3 mi away/1,448 ft/154 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Rochester, Texas
Town in Haskell County, TexasFlood Watch, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of west central Texas, including the following counties, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett, Fisher, Haskell, Irion, Jones, Nolan, Runnels, Schleicher, Shackelford, Sterling, Sutton, Taylor, Throckmorton and Tom Green. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - There is an increased danger to lives and property due to flash flooding. Flash flooding is likely and considerable flash flooding is possible. - With a series of upper-level disturbances and an approaching cold front interacting with a very moist airmass, expect focused areas of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Heavy rainfall in short periods of time will bring a risk of flooding and flash flooding. - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
60°
60°/49°
Mostly cloudy·
Feels like 60°·Moderate breeze 14 mph N
Alert. A Flood Watch is in force for Rochester until 7 AM today. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Rochester is 60° and mostly cloudy at 1 AM. The dew point is 51°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north at 14 mph, gusting to 24 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 54° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 41° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 6, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 85°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 60°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:05 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:20 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 21 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
72%Humidity
87%Cloud
Now
1:00 AM
60feels60
14mph
Today
Oct 16
6049
23mph
UV 6
Sat
Oct 17
6040
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
6637
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7345
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7951
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8357
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8561
11%
60°
60°49°
60°40°
66°37°
73°45°
79°51°
83°57°
85°61°
As of 1:00 AM in Rochester, Texas.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Rochester
3.00 in in the last 24 hours, 4.30 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 3.00in
- Last 3 days
- 4.30in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 70%
Visibility
How far you can see at Rochester, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 8 AM.
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Now, today, and the week
On the radar over Rochester, TexasReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture
Weather instrument stations by state
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Rochester, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.3 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
Rank-
Knox CityS2201
At a soil climate station/9.3 mi away/1,448 ft/154 ft below here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
Knox City 0.3 SWTX-KX-4
In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.3 mi away/1,539 ft/63 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Radio Station KvrpHSKT2
At a cooperative observer's station/12.5 mi away/1,598 ft/4 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Texas
20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Rochester
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.