Storm Station
El Refugio, Texas
83°
Mostly clear· Feels like 89°·Light air 3 mph SE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 103. Heat index values as high as 111. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
76%Humidity
17%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest El Refugio, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Falcon Lake RAWSFART2

A remote fire weather station/27.5 mi away/344 ft/191 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank233of 2,457

Mcallen/Miller INTLMFE

At an airfield/34.3 mi away/108 ft/45 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank46of 2,457

measured daily2 instruments

Rio Grande At Rio Grande CityRGDT2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.2 mi away/174 ft/21 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Rio Grande City 3.5 ENETX-ST-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.7 mi away/288 ft/135 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Mcallen/Miller INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 34.3 mi from El Refugio. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:53 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 Mcallen/Miller INTL, 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 MFEFIG. A THE SKY OVER MCALLEN/MILLER INTLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMcallen/Miller INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MFETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MFE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

80.0 F with a dew point of 74.0 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mcallen/Miller INTL: temperature 80.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 74.0, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MFEFIG. B THE AIR AT MCALLEN/MILLER INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 72.5 FTEMPERATURE 80.0 FDEW POINT 74.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEMcallen/Miller INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MFETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MFE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Mcallen/Miller INTL, 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 MFEFIG. C THE WIND AT MCALLEN/MILLER INTLPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEMcallen/Miller INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MFETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MFE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mcallen/Miller INTL, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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