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Valentine, Texas

Town in Jeff Davis County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Valentine

0.18 in in the last 24 hours, 0.23 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.18in
Last 3 days
0.23in

Visibility

How far you can see at Valentine, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Valentine, 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 now2 instruments

C.E. MillerTWDB-JDCEM

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.4 mi away/4,318 ft/110 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank634of 4,689

MarfaMRF

At an airfield/32.2 mi away/4,859 ft/431 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2,697of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Valentine 10WSW Co-OpVLTT2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.2 mi away/4,400 ft/28 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Fort Davis 14.3 WTX-JD-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/22.0 mi away/6,294 ft/1,866 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Marfa, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 32.2 mi from Valentine, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:07 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,600 ft, broken at 3,400 ft, broken at 7,500 ft; the ceiling is 2,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Marfa, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, broken cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, the ceiling at 2,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRFFIG. A THE SKY OVER MARFASECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 7,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMarfa, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MRFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MRF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Marfa: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRFFIG. B THE AIR AT MARFATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,600 FTTEMPERATURE 56.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEMarfa, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MRFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MRF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 33 mph, gusting 43 mph: force 7, a near gale on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at Marfa, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 33 miles an hour, gusting 43; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 7, near gale, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRFFIG. C THE WIND AT MARFAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32NOW, 33 MPH8GALE39GUST, 43 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMarfa, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MRFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MRF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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