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Washburn, Texas

Community in Armstrong County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Washburn

Index 32, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Amarillo (TX), 15 miles off.

32Good
  • Ozone32Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Washburn

None in the last 24 hours; 1.05 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
1.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Washburn, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 PM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Washburn, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Claude 9.2 WTX-AM-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.1 mi away/3,442 ft/85 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Amarillo 7ENEAMOT2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.6 mi away/3,609 ft/82 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Amarillo - Rick Husband Intl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.1 mi from Washburn, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Amarillo - Rick Husband Intl, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AMAFIG. A THE SKY OVER AMARILLO - RICK HUSBAND INTLSECTION, 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: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAmarillo - Rick Husband Intl, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AMATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AMA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 28.0 F, 37 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Amarillo - Rick Husband Intl: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.0, 37 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AMAFIG. B THE AIR AT AMARILLO - RICK HUSBAND INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 5,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 22.7 FTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 28.0 FSPREAD 26.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 37 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 POINTTITLEAmarillo - Rick Husband Intl, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AMATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AMA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 25 mph, gusting 32 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 44 mph.

Plan of the wind at Amarillo - Rick Husband Intl, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, 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 AMAFIG. C THE WIND AT AMARILLO - RICK HUSBAND INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE32GUST, 32 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAmarillo - Rick Husband Intl, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AMATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AMA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Amarillo - Rick Husband Intl, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Texas

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

Near Washburn

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

Near Washburn

River and lake gauges