Storm Station
Matagorda, Texas
77°
Mostly clear· Feels like 77°·Light air 2 mph ESE
Mostly sunny. High near 91, with temperatures falling to around 88 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
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-Air quality
74%Humidity
31%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Matagorda, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Matagorda 1 SouthMGCT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/0.9 mi away/16 ft/8 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank319of 2,457

Palacios MunicipalPSX

At an airfield/17.3 mi away/16 ft/8 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank46of 2,457

measured daily2 instruments

Palacios 11.5 NNETX-MTG-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/17.0 mi away/19 ft/11 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Bay City WaterworksBAYT2

At a cooperative observer's station/20.7 mi away/62 ft/54 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Palacios Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.3 mi from Matagorda. 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 Palacios 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 PSXFIG. A THE SKY OVER PALACIOS 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 MORE0510TITLEPalacios Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PSXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PSX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

70.0 F with a dew point of 68.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Palacios Municipal: temperature 70.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PSXFIG. B THE AIR AT PALACIOS 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 67.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 70.0 F, 68.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEPalacios Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PSXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PSX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Palacios Municipal, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PSXFIG. C THE WIND AT PALACIOS MUNICIPALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPalacios Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PSXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PSX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Texas

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