Storm Station
Elgin, Oklahoma
78°
Light rain· Feels like 78°·Light air 4 mph E
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South wind around 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
69%Humidity
49%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Elgin, 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

Apache MesonetAPSO2

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.3 mi away/1,470 ft/184 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank239of 474

Fort SillFSI

At an airfield/11.3 mi away/1,188 ft/98 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank459of 474

measured daily2 instruments

Lawton 9.3 NOK-CC-22

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.3 mi away/1,217 ft/69 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ApacheAPCO2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.1 mi away/1,270 ft/16 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Apache Mesonet, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.3 mi from Elgin. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:00 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

68.9 F with a dew point of 66.2 F, 91 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Apache Mesonet: temperature 68.9 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.2, 91 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT APSO2FIG. B THE AIR AT APACHE MESONETTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 68.9 F, 66.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 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 POINTTITLEApache Mesonet, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP APSO2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-APSO2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (17 degrees) at 4 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Apache Mesonet, north up: blowing from 17 degrees, the north northeast, at 4 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 APSO2FIG. C THE WIND AT APACHE MESONETPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 17°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEApache Mesonet, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP APSO2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-APSO2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,470 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.37 inHg and the temperature at 53.8 F; it reports 68.9 F, 15.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Apache Mesonet stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,470 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.37 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT APSO2FIG. D WHERE APACHE MESONET 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 ATMOSPHEREAPACHE MESONET5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,470 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 HERE28.37 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED68.9 FTITLEApache Mesonet, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP APSO2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-APSO2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Apache Mesonet, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Oklahoma

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

Near Elgin

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