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Wink, Texas

City in Winkler County, Texas

Air quality

The air at Wink

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Hobbs (NM), 68 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)0Good-
  • Ozone18Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 1 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Wink

None in the last 24 hours; 0.28 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.28in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Wink, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Pyote 0.3 NNWTX-WR-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/14.7 mi away/2,633 ft/156 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Monahans 5ENE Co-OpMHST2

At a cooperative observer's station/22.4 mi away/2,723 ft/66 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Wink/Winkler Co., drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.1 mi from Wink, Texas. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 4:53 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 2,818 ft above sea level, 10 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.00 inHg and the temperature at 49.0 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.60 inHg means its barometer reads 27.61 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Wink/Winkler Co. stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,818 feet above sea level with 10 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.00 inches of mercury, and temperature, 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.60 and the station pressure it means, 27.61.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT INKFIG. D WHERE WINK/WINKLER CO. STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREWINK/WINKLER CO.10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,818 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE27.00 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE49.0 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.60 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.61 inHgTITLEWink/Winkler Co., the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS INKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-INK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 31.78 N, and the day is 11 h 13 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Wink/Winkler Co., angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 82 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 35 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 13 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT INKFIG. E THE SUN AT WINK/WINKLER CO.ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 82°EQUINOXES 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 35°OCT 17, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 13 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 31.78 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLEWink/Winkler Co., the sunSTATION REPORT · ASOS INKTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-INK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

An airport station, 2,818 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 17, 2026, 4:53 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of an airport station, Wink/Winkler Co., each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: barometers, in the shelter, altimeter 30.60 inhg.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT INKFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF AN AIRPORT STATION, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 17, 2026, 4:53 AM LOCAL TIMEBAROMETERS, IN THE SHELTERALTIMETER 30.60 inHgHEATED RAIN GAUGE-VISIBILITY SENSOR, 7 FT-BEAMCEILOMETER, LOOKING UP-TEMPERATURE IN ITS SHIELD, 5 FT-WIND, 33 FT-33 FT5 FTHEIGHTS TO SCALE; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOTTITLEWink/Winkler Co., the instrumentSTATION REPORT · ASOS INKTYPEELEVATIONSCALEPARTLY TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-INK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-002, FB-INS-001, FB-INS-009

The full report of Wink/Winkler Co., in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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