Storm Station
Marathon, Texas
80°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 80°·Light breeze 7 mph NNW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
51%Humidity
47%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Marathon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 18.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Marathon - Elephant MountainEMNT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.3 mi away/4,541 ft/479 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank839of 2,453

AlpineE38

At an airfield/29.0 mi away/4,514 ft/452 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank28of 2,453

measured daily2 instruments

Alpine 10.4 ETX-BRS-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/18.2 mi away/4,508 ft/446 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Alpine 7WNWASGT2

At a cooperative observer's station/34.0 mi away/4,993 ft/931 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Alpine, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.0 mi from Marathon. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Alpine, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E38FIG. A THE SKY OVER ALPINESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 7,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAlpine, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS E38TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-E38-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

69.0 F with a dew point of 57.6 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Alpine: temperature 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.6, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E38FIG. B THE AIR AT ALPINETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE 69.0 FDEW POINT 57.6 FSPREAD 11.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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 POINTTITLEAlpine, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS E38TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-E38-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Alpine, 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 E38FIG. C THE WIND AT ALPINEPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEAlpine, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS E38TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-E38-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Alpine, 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 Marathon

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