Storm Station
Sterling, Oklahoma
80°
Light rain· Feels like 80°·Light air 3 mph N
Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 97. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
61%Humidity
51%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Sterling, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.7 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Acme MesonetACSO2

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.3 mi away/1,302 ft/78 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank221of 474

Fort SillFSI

At an airfield/15.0 mi away/1,188 ft/36 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank454of 474

measured daily2 instruments

Sterling 6SSERO2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.7 mi away/1,130 ft/94 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Cyril 5.6 SEOK-CC-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.6 mi away/1,270 ft/46 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Acme Mesonet, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.3 mi from Sterling. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:00 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

68.7 F with a dew point of 62.7 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Acme Mesonet: temperature 68.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.7, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACSO2FIG. B THE AIR AT ACME 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 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.2 FTEMPERATURE 68.7 FDEW POINT 62.7 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLEAcme Mesonet, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP ACSO2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ACSO2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (19 degrees) at 2 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Acme Mesonet, north up: blowing from 19 degrees, the north northeast, at 2 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACSO2FIG. C THE WIND AT ACME MESONETPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 19°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAcme Mesonet, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP ACSO2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ACSO2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,302 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.54 inHg and the temperature at 54.4 F; it reports 68.7 F, 14.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Acme Mesonet stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,302 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.54 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACSO2FIG. D WHERE ACME 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 ATMOSPHEREACME MESONET5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,302 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 HERE28.54 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.4 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED68.7 FTITLEAcme Mesonet, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP ACSO2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ACSO2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Acme 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 Sterling

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