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Sierra Blanca, Texas

Community in Hudspeth County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sierra Blanca

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Sierra Blanca, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Sierra Blanca, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Van HornVHN

At an airfield/34.9 mi away/3,938 ft/582 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank767of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Sierra Blanca 6.9 NNWTX-HDS-33

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.5 mi away/4,950 ft/430 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Fort Hancock 5SSEFHAT2

At a cooperative observer's station/25.4 mi away/3,498 ft/1,022 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Van Horn, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 34.9 mi from Sierra Blanca, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 4,100 ft, broken at 8,500 ft; the ceiling is 8,500 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Van Horn, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 4,100 feet, broken cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, the ceiling at 8,500 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VHNFIG. A THE SKY OVER VAN HORNSECTION, 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 FTBKN 8,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 4,100 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEVan Horn, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS VHNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VHN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 38.5 F, 52 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Van Horn: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.5, 52 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VHNFIG. B THE AIR AT VAN HORNTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 4,100 FTTEMPERATURE 56.0 FDEW POINT 38.5 FSPREAD 17.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 52 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 POINTTITLEVan Horn, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS VHNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VHN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 26 mph, gusting 36 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 41 mph.

Plan of the wind at Van Horn, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 26 miles an hour, gusting 36; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VHNFIG. C THE WIND AT VAN HORNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE32GUST, 36 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEVan Horn, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS VHNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VHN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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