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Sylvester, Texas

Community in Fisher County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sylvester

1.40 in in the last 24 hours, 2.55 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.40in
Last 3 days
2.55in

Visibility

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

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sylvester, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Hamlin 7.3 WSWTX-FS-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.4 mi away/1,839 ft/18 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

AnsonANST2

At a cooperative observer's station/21.1 mi away/1,726 ft/131 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,967of 4,689

Station report

The weather at Sweetwater/Avenger Field Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.6 mi from Sylvester, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Sweetwater/Avenger Field Airport, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SWWFIG. A THE SKY OVER SWEETWATER/AVENGER FIELD AIRPORTSECTION, 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 REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESweetwater/Avenger Field Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SWWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SWW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.4 F with a dew point of 51.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Sweetwater/Avenger Field Airport: temperature 57.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SWWFIG. B THE AIR AT SWEETWATER/AVENGER FIELD AIRPORTTHE 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 1,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.5 FTEMPERATURE 57.4 FDEW POINT 51.0 FSPREAD 6.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 POINTTITLESweetwater/Avenger Field Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SWWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SWW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 21 mph, gusting 28 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Sweetwater/Avenger Field Airport, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 21 miles an hour, gusting 28; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SWWFIG. C THE WIND AT SWEETWATER/AVENGER FIELD AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESweetwater/Avenger Field Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SWWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SWW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Sweetwater/Avenger Field Airport, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Anson (ANST2), 21.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 06:04. measured daily

Elsewhere in Texas

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