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Van Horn, Texas

Town in Culberson County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Van Horn

None in the last 24 hours; 0.38 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.38in

Visibility

How far you can see at Van Horn, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Van Horn, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Van HornVHN

At an airfield/3.1 mi away/3,938 ft/117 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank767of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Van Horn Co-OpVAHT2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/4,065 ft/10 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Van Horn, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.1 mi from Van Horn, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 4,300 ft; the ceiling is 4,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Van Horn, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 4,300 feet, the ceiling at 4,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VHNFIG. A THE SKY OVER VAN HORNSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEVan Horn, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS VHNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VHN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 42.0 F, 51 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Van Horn: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 51 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VHNFIG. B THE AIR AT VAN HORNTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 4,300 FTTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 42.0 FSPREAD 18.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 51 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 POINTTITLEVan Horn, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS VHNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VHN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 25 mph, gusting 32 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Van Horn, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 25 miles an hour, gusting 32; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VHNFIG. C THE WIND AT VAN HORNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE32GUST, 32 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEVan Horn, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS VHNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VHN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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