Storm Station
Cactus, Texas
71°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 71°·Light breeze 6 mph NW
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
55%Humidity
40%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Cactus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

DumasDUX

At an airfield/13.3 mi away/3,704 ft/89 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank233of 2,453

Sunray 9NNESUNT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/14.0 mi away/3,494 ft/121 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,100of 2,453

measured daily2 instruments

Sunray 0.2 WNWTX-MRE-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.9 mi away/3,513 ft/102 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Dalhart 2SEDHRT2

At a cooperative observer's station/28.1 mi away/3,980 ft/365 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Dumas, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.3 mi from Cactus. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Dumas, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DUXFIG. A THE SKY OVER DUMASSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDumas, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DUXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DUX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

60.8 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Dumas: temperature 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DUXFIG. B THE AIR AT DUMASTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.9 FTEMPERATURE 60.8 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEDumas, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DUXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DUX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (260 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Dumas, north up: blowing from 260 degrees, the west, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DUXFIG. C THE WIND AT DUMASPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 260°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDumas, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DUXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DUX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Dumas, 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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