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Wellington, Texas

City in Collingsworth County, Texas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Wellington

0.28 in in the last 24 hours, 5.30 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.28in
Last 3 days
5.30in

Visibility

How far you can see at Wellington, the next 42 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Wellington, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Dobson 5SDOBT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/15.5 mi away/1,696 ft/332 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank549of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Wellington 0.4 SSETX-CLG-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/2,020 ft/8 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

MemphisMEMT2

At a cooperative observer's station/20.2 mi away/2,070 ft/42 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,528of 4,689

Station report

The weather at Childress Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.1 mi from Wellington, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:53 AM 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 Childress Municipal, 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 CDSFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHILDRESS MUNICIPALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEChildress Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CDSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CDS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

55.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Childress Municipal: temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CDSFIG. B THE AIR AT CHILDRESS MUNICIPALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.8 FTEMPERATURE 55.0 FDEW POINT 45.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 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 POINTTITLEChildress Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CDSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CDS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 15 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Childress Municipal, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 15 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CDSFIG. C THE WIND AT CHILDRESS MUNICIPALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChildress Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CDSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CDS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Memphis (MEMT2), 20.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Texas

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

Near Wellington

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

Near Wellington

River and lake gauges