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Smiley, Texas

City in Gonzales County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Smiley

Index 36, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Victoria (TX), 50 miles off.

36Good
  • Ozone36Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Smiley

0.42 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.42in
Last 3 days
0.42in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Smiley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

GonzalesT20

At an airfield/20.7 mi away/355 ft/45 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank629of 4,734

measured daily2 instruments

NixonNXNT2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.0 mi away/403 ft/93 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Nixon 0.3 ETX-GZ-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.3 mi away/395 ft/85 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Gonzales, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.7 mi from Smiley, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:15 PM 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 Gonzales, 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 T20FIG. A THE SKY OVER GONZALESSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEGonzales, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS T20TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-T20-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

60.4 F with a dew point of 38.7 F, 45 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Gonzales: temperature 60.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.7, 45 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT T20FIG. B THE AIR AT GONZALESTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.1 FTEMPERATURE 60.4 FDEW POINT 38.7 FSPREAD 21.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 45 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 POINTTITLEGonzales, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS T20TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-T20-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 41 mph.

Plan of the wind at Gonzales, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 14 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 T20FIG. C THE WIND AT GONZALESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGonzales, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS T20TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-T20-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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Near Smiley

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