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Wells Branch, Texas

Community in Travis County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Wells Branch

Index 38, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Austin (TX), 12 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)33Good12.4 mi
  • Ozone38Good28 ppb7.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)24Good12.4 mi

The days ahead

Highest moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 36, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

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

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Wells Branch

None in the last 24 hours; 0.07 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.07in

Visibility

How far you can see at Wells Branch, the next 45 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Wells Branch, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

AustinEDC

At an airfield/7.8 mi away/615 ft/200 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2,698of 4,689

measured daily2 instruments

Austin 10.2 NNETX-TV-223

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/827 ft/12 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Austin, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.8 mi from Wells Branch, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:15 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 Austin, 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 EDCFIG. A THE SKY OVER AUSTINSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAustin, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EDCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EDC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

75.0 F with a dew point of 64.0 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Austin: temperature 75.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.0, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EDCFIG. B THE AIR AT AUSTINTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.4 FTEMPERATURE 75.0 FDEW POINT 64.0 FSPREAD 11.0 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 POINTTITLEAustin, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EDCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EDC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Austin, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the 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 EDCFIG. C THE WIND AT AUSTINPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAustin, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EDCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EDC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Austin - Great Hills (AGHT2), 5.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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Near Wells Branch

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