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Santa Rosa, Texas

Community in Starr County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Santa Rosa

Index 32, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Brownsville-McAllen (TX), 68 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good-
  • Ozone18Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)15Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 45 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 Rosa

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Santa Rosa, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Santa Rosa, 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/4.0 mi away/288 ft/132 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, 35.0 mi from Santa Rosa, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 8,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mcallen/Miller INTL, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 8,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, 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, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

75.0 F with a dew point of 68.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Mcallen/Miller INTL: temperature 75.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,500 feet; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 8,500 FTTEMPERATURE 75.0 FDEW POINT 68.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 (10 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mcallen/Miller INTL, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, 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 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH 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 Rosa

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

Near Santa Rosa

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