Storm Station
China Spring, Texas
84°
Mostly clear· Feels like 83°·Gentle breeze 8 mph SE
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
38%Humidity
15%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest China Spring, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

WacoACT

At an airfield/5.0 mi away/509 ft/72 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank86of 2,453

BOSQUE RIVER 8 W Waco LakeACTT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.9 mi away/486 ft/95 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,644of 2,453

RieselS2199

At a soil climate station/27.5 mi away/539 ft/42 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Waco 7.5 WNWTX-MCL-25

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/477 ft/104 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Waco LakeACTT2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.0 mi away/433 ft/148 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Waco, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.0 mi from China Spring. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:51 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 Waco, 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 ACTFIG. A THE SKY OVER WACOSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWaco, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ACTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ACT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

76.0 F with a dew point of 67.0 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Waco: temperature 76.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 67.0, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACTFIG. B THE AIR AT WACOTHE 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 F90 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.9 FTEMPERATURE 76.0 FDEW POINT 67.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLEWaco, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ACTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ACT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Waco, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 10 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 ACTFIG. C THE WIND AT WACOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWaco, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ACTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ACT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Waco, 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 China Spring

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