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Van Vleck, Texas

Community in Matagorda County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Van Vleck

Index 50, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (TX), 60 miles off.

50Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)50Good-
  • Ozone27Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)17Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 74, moderate.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Van Vleck

0.07 in in the last 24 hours, 0.10 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.07in
Last 3 days
0.10in

Visibility

How far you can see at Van Vleck, the next 41 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Van Vleck, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Bay City WaterworksBAYT2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.1 mi away/62 ft/18 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Cedar Lane 1.5 ENETX-MTG-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.6 mi away/25 ft/19 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Bay City Regional, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.7 mi from Van Vleck, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Bay City Regional, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BYYFIG. A THE SKY OVER BAY CITY REGIONALSECTION, 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 DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLEBay City Regional, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BYYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BYY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

70.7 F with a dew point of 70.0 F, 98 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Bay City Regional: temperature 70.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 70.0, 98 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BYYFIG. B THE AIR AT BAY CITY REGIONALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 69.8 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 70.7 F, 70.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 98 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 POINTTITLEBay City Regional, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BYYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BYY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Bay City Regional, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BYYFIG. C THE WIND AT BAY CITY REGIONALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBay City Regional, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BYYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BYY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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