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Sterling City, Texas

City in Sterling County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sterling City

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

Last 24 hours
0.27in
Last 3 days
0.27in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sterling City, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 6 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sterling City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

San AngeloS2200

At a soil climate station/34.5 mi away/1,970 ft/324 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank2,806of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Sterling CitySTCT2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.1 mi away/2,287 ft/7 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Sterling City 0.7 NETX-SE-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/2,323 ft/29 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at San Angelo, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 34.5 mi from Sterling City, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:00 PM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The air

59.2 F with a dew point of 56.3 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at San Angelo: temperature 59.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.3, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S2200FIG. B THE AIR AT SAN ANGELOTHE 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 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.6 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.2 F, 56.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLESan Angelo, the airSTATION REPORT · SCAN S2200TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S2200-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 1,970 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.85 inHg and the temperature at 52.0 F; it reports 59.2 F, 7.2 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where San Angelo stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,970 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.85 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S2200FIG. D WHERE SAN ANGELO STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERESAN ANGELO7 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,970 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE27.85 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED59.2 FTITLESan Angelo, the columnSTATION REPORT · SCAN S2200TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S2200-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 31.55 N, and the day is 11 h 15 min long. Level ground there takes 76 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at San Angelo, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 82 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 35 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 15 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S2200FIG. E THE SUN AT SAN ANGELOELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 82°EQUINOXES 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 35°OCT 16, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 15 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 31.55 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESan Angelo, the sunSTATION REPORT · SCAN S2200TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S2200-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of San Angelo, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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