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Sandoval, Texas

Community in Starr County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sandoval

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sandoval, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Sandoval, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

ZapataAPY

At an airfield/39.5 mi away/422 ft/218 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,154of 4,734

measured daily2 instruments

Roma 2.2 ETX-ST-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.0 mi away/189 ft/15 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Zapata, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 39.5 mi from Sandoval, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 6,500 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Zapata, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT APYFIG. A THE SKY OVER ZAPATASECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEZapata, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS APYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-APY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

69.0 F with a dew point of 38.3 F, 32 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Zapata: temperature 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.3, 32 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT APYFIG. B THE AIR AT ZAPATATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 7,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE 69.0 FDEW POINT 38.3 FSPREAD 30.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 32 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 POINTTITLEZapata, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS APYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-APY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Zapata, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT APYFIG. C THE WIND AT ZAPATAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEZapata, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS APYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-APY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Texas

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