Storm Station
Balcones Heights, Texas
78°
Mostly clear· Feels like 78°·Light air 3 mph SE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 100. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
60%Humidity
18%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Balcones Heights, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

San AntonioSAT

At an airfield/5.8 mi away/774 ft/93 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank89of 2,457

Guadalupe River State ParkGUPT2

In a park or preserve/25.7 mi away/1,289 ft/422 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank785of 2,457

measured daily2 instruments

San Antonio 3.5 NWTX-BXR-382

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/857 ft/10 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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BoerneBONT2

At a cooperative observer's station/23.9 mi away/1,450 ft/583 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at San Antonio, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.8 mi from Balcones Heights. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 25,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over San Antonio, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SATFIG. A THE SKY OVER SAN ANTONIOSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 25,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESan Antonio, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SATTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SAT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

74.0 F with a dew point of 69.0 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 25,000 ft.

Chart of the air at San Antonio: temperature 74.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.0, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 25,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SATFIG. B THE AIR AT SAN ANTONIOTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 67.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 25,000 FTTEMPERATURE 74.0 FDEW POINT 69.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 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 Antonio, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SATTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SAT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at San Antonio, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SATFIG. C THE WIND AT SAN ANTONIOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESan Antonio, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SATTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SAT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of San Antonio, 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 Balcones Heights

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