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Sanford, Texas

Town in Hutchinson County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Sanford

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Amarillo (TX), 37 miles off.

22Good
  • Ozone22Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sanford

None in the last 24 hours; 0.15 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sanford, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sanford, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

CedarCEDT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.1 mi away/3,222 ft/193 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank889of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Fritch 0.9 ENETX-HTH-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.9 mi away/3,189 ft/160 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Borger/Hutchinson, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.7 mi from Sanford, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:51 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,700 ft, a few clouds at 3,200 ft, scattered at 4,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Borger/Hutchinson, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,200 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 4,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BGDFIG. A THE SKY OVER BORGER/HUTCHINSONSECTION, 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 SHEETSCT 4,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 3,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,700 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBorger/Hutchinson, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BGDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BGD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Borger/Hutchinson: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BGDFIG. B THE AIR AT BORGER/HUTCHINSONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,700 FTTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 45.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLEBorger/Hutchinson, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BGDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BGD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 30 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at Borger/Hutchinson, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 30; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BGDFIG. C THE WIND AT BORGER/HUTCHINSONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBorger/Hutchinson, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BGDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BGD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Texas

20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Sanford

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Sanford

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