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West Alto Bonito, Texas

Community in Starr County, Texas

Air quality

The air at West Alto Bonito

Index 43, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Brownsville-McAllen (TX), 61 miles off.

43Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)36Good-
  • Ozone32Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)43Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at West Alto Bonito

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 12 AM. 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 West Alto Bonito, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

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On the radar over West Alto Bonito, TexasReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest West Alto Bonito, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MissionTCEQ-43

At a river or reservoir gauge/23.8 mi away/121 ft/43 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank3,234of 4,734

measured daily2 instruments

Sullivan City 1.8 STX-HDL-71

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.5 mi away/141 ft/23 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Mcallen/Miller INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 27.9 mi from West Alto Bonito, Texas. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 12:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mcallen/Miller INTL, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MFEFIG. A THE SKY OVER MCALLEN/MILLER 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMcallen/Miller INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MFETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MFE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

70.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 35 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Mcallen/Miller INTL: temperature 70.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 35 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MFEFIG. B THE AIR AT MCALLEN/MILLER 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 6,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE 70.0 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 29.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 35 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 POINTTITLEMcallen/Miller INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MFETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MFE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 30 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Mcallen/Miller INTL, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 30; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MFEFIG. C THE WIND AT MCALLEN/MILLER INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMcallen/Miller INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MFETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MFE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mcallen/Miller INTL, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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