Storm Station
Jamaica Beach, Texas
85°
Light rain· Feels like 92°·Gentle breeze 10 mph ESE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
68%Humidity
81%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Jamaica Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Galveston/ScholesGLS

At an airfield/8.9 mi away/52 ft/42 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Galveston 3.6 WSWTX-GV-61

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/5 ft/5 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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FreeportDOWT2

At a cooperative observer's station/28.2 mi away/20 ft/10 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 19.2 mi from Jamaica Beach. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:28 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

70.0 F with a dew point of 67.2 F, 91 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge: temperature 70.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 67.2, 91 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BZRT2FIG. B THE AIR AT BRAZORIA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGETHE 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 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 70.0 F, 67.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 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 POINTTITLEBrazoria National Wildlife Refuge, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP BZRT2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BZRT2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (155 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 5 mph.

Plan of the wind at Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, north up: blowing from 155 degrees, the south southeast, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 3; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BZRT2FIG. C THE WIND AT BRAZORIA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 155°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBrazoria National Wildlife Refuge, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP BZRT2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BZRT2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 16 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.90 inHg and the temperature at 58.9 F; it reports 70.0 F, 11.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 16 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.90 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BZRT2FIG. D WHERE BRAZORIA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREBRAZORIA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT16 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.90 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED70.0 FTITLEBrazoria National Wildlife Refuge, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP BZRT2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BZRT2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Freeport (DOWT2), 28.2 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Texas

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

Near Jamaica Beach

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