Storm Station
Alto, Texas
77°
Mostly clear· Feels like 77°·Light air 3 mph SSE
Patchy fog after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
67%Humidity
25%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Alto, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

JacksonvilleJSO

At an airfield/17.5 mi away/676 ft/241 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,733of 2,452

RatcliffRTCT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.1 mi away/446 ft/11 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank181of 2,452

NacogdochesS2228

At a soil climate station/20.9 mi away/245 ft/190 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Palestine 6 WNW53968

At a climate reference station/39.0 mi away/383 ft/52 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Alto 3.5 ETX-CHK-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/389 ft/46 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

RuskRUKT2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.7 mi away/699 ft/264 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Jacksonville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.5 mi from Alto. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 15,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Jacksonville, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 15,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JSOFIG. A THE SKY OVER JACKSONVILLESECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 15,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEJacksonville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JSOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JSO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

72.7 F with a dew point of 66.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 15,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Jacksonville: temperature 72.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 15,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JSOFIG. B THE AIR AT JACKSONVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.4 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 15,000 FTTEMPERATURE 72.7 FDEW POINT 66.0 FSPREAD 6.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLEJacksonville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JSOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JSO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Jacksonville, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 3 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 JSOFIG. C THE WIND AT JACKSONVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJacksonville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JSOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JSO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Jacksonville, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Texas

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Near Alto

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