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Stamford, Texas

City in Jones County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Stamford

1.60 in in the last 24 hours, 2.75 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.60in
Last 3 days
2.75in

Visibility

How far you can see at Stamford, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Stamford, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Knox CityS2201

At a soil climate station/35.2 mi away/1,448 ft/149 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Stamford 1.4 ESETX-JO-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/1,596 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Site 1SFDT2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.7 mi away/1,617 ft/20 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,965of 4,689

Station report

The weather at Dyess AFB/Abilene, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 36.1 mi from Stamford, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,300 ft, overcast at 3,100 ft; the ceiling is 2,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Dyess AFB/Abilene, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,100 feet, the ceiling at 2,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DYSFIG. A THE SKY OVER DYESS AFB/ABILENESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDyess AFB/Abilene, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DYSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DYS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.5 F with a dew point of 51.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Dyess AFB/Abilene: temperature 58.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DYSFIG. B THE AIR AT DYESS AFB/ABILENETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,300 FTTEMPERATURE 58.5 FDEW POINT 51.0 FSPREAD 7.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEDyess AFB/Abilene, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DYSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DYS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 20 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Dyess AFB/Abilene, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 20 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DYSFIG. C THE WIND AT DYESS AFB/ABILENEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDyess AFB/Abilene, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DYSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DYS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Dyess AFB/Abilene, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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