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Socorro, Texas

City in El Paso County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Socorro

Index 38, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, El Paso (TX), 17 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)28Good-
  • Ozone38Good39 ppb20.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)18Good20.5 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2 ppb20.5 mi

The days ahead

Highest unhealthy for sensitive groups, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 159, unhealthy.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 6 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Socorro

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 9 PM. 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 Socorro, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Socorro, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

FabensE35

At an airfield/11.9 mi away/3,655 ft/1 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3,600of 4,734

measured daily2 instruments

TornilloTLLT2

At a cooperative observer's station/19.6 mi away/3,567 ft/87 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fabens, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.9 mi from Socorro, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:35 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 Fabens, 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 E35FIG. A THE SKY OVER FABENSSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFabens, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS E35TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-E35-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 22.0 F, 32 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fabens: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 22.0, 32 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E35FIG. B THE AIR AT FABENSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 6,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 16.1 FTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 22.0 FSPREAD 29.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 32 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 POINTTITLEFabens, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS E35TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-E35-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 51 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fabens, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E35FIG. C THE WIND AT FABENSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFabens, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS E35TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-E35-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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