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Sand Springs, Texas

Community in Howard County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sand Springs

0.39 in in the last 24 hours, 1.00 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.39in
Last 3 days
1.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sand Springs, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Sand Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Big Spring 5NE Co-OpBGGT2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.2 mi away/2,579 ft/128 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Big_Spring, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.7 mi from Sand Springs, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Big_Spring, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BPGFIG. A THE SKY OVER BIG_SPRINGSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 5,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBig_Spring, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BPGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BPG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

61.3 F with a dew point of 51.3 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Big_Spring: temperature 61.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.3, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BPGFIG. B THE AIR AT BIG_SPRINGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 5,000 FTTEMPERATURE 61.3 FDEW POINT 51.3 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLEBig_Spring, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BPGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BPG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 26 mph, gusting 39 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 46 mph.

Plan of the wind at Big_Spring, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 26 miles an hour, gusting 39; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BPGFIG. C THE WIND AT BIG_SPRINGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 39 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBig_Spring, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BPGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BPG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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