Storm Station
Burkburnett, Texas
79°
Heavy rain· Feels like 79°·Gentle breeze 10 mph SE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 100. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
55%Humidity
24%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Burkburnett, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Wichita Falls/ShepSPS

At an airfield/8.5 mi away/1,030 ft/11 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank82of 2,457

Wichita Falls 2SSEWFST2

At a river or reservoir gauge/14.8 mi away/951 ft/90 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,040of 2,457

VernonS2202

At a soil climate station/39.1 mi away/1,184 ft/143 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Burkburnett 0.4 SWTX-WT-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/1,046 ft/5 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ScotlandSCOT2

At a cooperative observer's station/29.6 mi away/965 ft/76 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Wichita Falls/Shep, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.5 mi from Burkburnett. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

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

Section of the sky over Wichita Falls/Shep, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SPSFIG. A THE SKY OVER WICHITA FALLS/SHEPSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 10,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWichita Falls/Shep, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SPSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SPS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

70.0 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 10,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Wichita Falls/Shep: temperature 70.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 10,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SPSFIG. B THE AIR AT WICHITA FALLS/SHEPTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.1 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 10,000 FTTEMPERATURE 70.0 FDEW POINT 62.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEWichita Falls/Shep, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SPSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SPS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Wichita Falls/Shep, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 6 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 SPSFIG. C THE WIND AT WICHITA FALLS/SHEPPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWichita Falls/Shep, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SPSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SPS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Wichita Falls/Shep, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Texas

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

Near Burkburnett

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