Storm Station
Merkel, Texas
80°
Light rain· Feels like 80°·Light breeze 8 mph S
A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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55%Humidity
27%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Merkel, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Dyess AFB/AbileneDYS

At an airfield/9.8 mi away/1,788 ft/83 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank228of 2,453

Abilene 3NEXABT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.2 mi away/1,680 ft/191 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,100of 2,453

Bronte 11 NNE03072

At a climate reference station/32.3 mi away/1,997 ft/126 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Merkel 0.8 SWTX-TY-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/1,893 ft/22 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Dyess AFB/Abilene, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.8 mi from Merkel. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Dyess AFB/Abilene, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DYSFIG. A THE SKY OVER DYESS AFB/ABILENESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 11,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDyess AFB/Abilene, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DYSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DYS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

72.7 F with a dew point of 64.2 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Dyess AFB/Abilene: temperature 72.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.2, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 11,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DYSFIG. B THE AIR AT DYESS AFB/ABILENETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.2 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 72.7 FDEW POINT 64.2 FSPREAD 8.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 POINTTITLEDyess AFB/Abilene, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DYSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DYS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Dyess AFB/Abilene, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DYSFIG. C THE WIND AT DYESS AFB/ABILENEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDyess AFB/Abilene, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DYSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DYS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Dyess AFB/Abilene, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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