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Santa Cruz, Texas

Community in Starr County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Santa Cruz

Index 24, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Brownsville-McAllen (TX), 68 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good-
  • Ozone23Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 40 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Santa Cruz

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 9 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Santa Cruz, the next 40 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Santa Cruz, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Rio Grande City 3.5 ENETX-ST-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.8 mi away/288 ft/128 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Mcallen/Miller INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 34.9 mi from Santa Cruz, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 9:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mcallen/Miller INTL, 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 MFEFIG. A THE SKY OVER MCALLEN/MILLER INTLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMcallen/Miller INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MFETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MFE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

81.0 F with a dew point of 68.0 F, 65 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mcallen/Miller INTL: temperature 81.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.0, 65 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MFEFIG. B THE AIR AT MCALLEN/MILLER INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.9 FTEMPERATURE 81.0 FDEW POINT 68.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 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 POINTTITLEMcallen/Miller INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MFETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MFE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 15 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Mcallen/Miller INTL, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 15 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MFEFIG. C THE WIND AT MCALLEN/MILLER INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMcallen/Miller INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MFETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MFE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mcallen/Miller INTL, 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 Santa Cruz

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

Near Santa Cruz

River and lake gauges