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Vanderbilt, Texas

Community in Jackson County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Vanderbilt

Index 33, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Victoria (TX), 22 miles off.

33Good
  • Ozone33Good28 ppb23.4 mi

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 33, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Vanderbilt

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 6 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Vanderbilt, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 10.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Edna 6.0 ESETX-JK-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.1 mi away/49 ft/14 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Point ComfortPTCT2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.5 mi away/51 ft/16 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Port_Lavaca, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.3 mi from Vanderbilt, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 8,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Port_Lavaca, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PKVFIG. A THE SKY OVER PORT_LAVACASECTION, 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 FTFEW 8,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPort_Lavaca, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PKVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PKV-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

76.0 F with a dew point of 74.5 F, 95 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Port_Lavaca: temperature 76.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 74.5, 95 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PKVFIG. B THE AIR AT PORT_LAVACATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 74.1 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 8,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 76.0 F, 74.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 95 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 POINTTITLEPort_Lavaca, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PKVTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PKV-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Port_Lavaca, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 6 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 PKVFIG. C THE WIND AT PORT_LAVACAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPort_Lavaca, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PKVTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PKV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Point Comfort (PTCT2), 11.5 miles from here, read 8 Oct, 08:16. measured daily

Elsewhere in Texas

20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Vanderbilt

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Vanderbilt

River and lake gauges