Storm Station
Dodson, Texas
82°
Mostly clear· Feels like 83°·Light breeze 5 mph W
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
58%Humidity
30%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Dodson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Dobson 5SDOBT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.3 mi away/1,696 ft/91 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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Childress MunicipalCDS

At an airfield/27.5 mi away/1,952 ft/165 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank43of 2,453

measured daily2 instruments

Wellington 1.8 ETX-CLG-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.8 mi away/2,003 ft/216 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Childress 7NwCHHT2

At a cooperative observer's station/22.8 mi away/1,775 ft/12 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Childress Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 27.5 mi from Dodson. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:53 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 Childress Municipal, 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 CDSFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHILDRESS MUNICIPALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEChildress Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CDSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CDS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

71.0 F with a dew point of 66.0 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.

Chart of the air at Childress Municipal: temperature 71.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.0, 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CDSFIG. B THE AIR AT CHILDRESS MUNICIPALTHE 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 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.8 FTEMPERATURE 71.0 FDEW POINT 66.0 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 POINTTITLEChildress Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CDSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CDS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Childress Municipal, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 7 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 CDSFIG. C THE WIND AT CHILDRESS MUNICIPALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChildress Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CDSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CDS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Childress 7Nw (CHHT2), 22.8 miles from here, read 24 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Texas

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Near Dodson

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