Storm Station
Dripping Springs, Arizona
91°
Mostly clear· Feels like 87°·Light breeze 7 mph W
Mostly cloudy. Low around 70, with temperatures rising to around 72 overnight. East wind around 5 mph.
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21%Humidity
33%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Dripping Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

San Carlos RAWSQSCA3

A remote fire weather station/8.3 mi away/4,442 ft/2,127 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank211of 402

San ManuelE77

At an airfield/32.8 mi away/3,278 ft/963 ft above here

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measured daily2 instruments

San Carlos ReservoirPRDA3

At a reservoir/14.5 mi away/2,532 ft/217 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Miami 1.1 WAZ-GL-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/21.4 mi away/3,462 ft/1,147 ft above here

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Station report

The weather at San Carlos RAWS, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 8.3 mi from Dripping Springs. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:14 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

71.0 F with a dew point of 46.7 F, 42 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at San Carlos RAWS: temperature 71.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.7, 42 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT QSCA3FIG. B THE AIR AT SAN CARLOS RAWSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 5,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.4 FTEMPERATURE 71.0 FDEW POINT 46.7 FSPREAD 24.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 42 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 POINTTITLESan Carlos RAWS, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP QSCA3TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-QSCA3-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (5 degrees) at 3 mph, gusting 6 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 6 mph.

Plan of the wind at San Carlos RAWS, north up: blowing from 5 degrees, the north, at 3 miles an hour, gusting 6; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT QSCA3FIG. C THE WIND AT SAN CARLOS RAWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 5°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESan Carlos RAWS, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP QSCA3TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-QSCA3-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 4,442 ft above sea level, 15 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.42 inHg and the temperature at 43.2 F; it reports 71.0 F, 27.8 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where San Carlos RAWS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,442 feet above sea level with 15 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.42 inches of mercury, and temperature, 43.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT QSCA3FIG. D WHERE SAN CARLOS RAWS 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 ATMOSPHERESAN CARLOS RAWS15 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,442 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 HERE25.42 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE43.2 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED71.0 FTITLESan Carlos RAWS, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP QSCA3TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-QSCA3-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of San Carlos RAWS, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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