Storm Station
Olton, Texas
67°
Mostly clear· Feels like 67°·Light breeze 4 mph WSW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
70%Humidity
29%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Olton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Olton 6SONST2

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.1 mi away/3,576 ft/36 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank968of 2,456

PlainviewPVW

At an airfield/23.9 mi away/3,373 ft/239 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank190of 2,456

Reese CenterS2104

At a soil climate station/39.4 mi away/3,333 ft/279 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Muleshoe 19 S03054

At a climate reference station/39.7 mi away/3,742 ft/130 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Olton 0.2 WTX-LB-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/3,609 ft/3 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

OltonOLTT2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/3,615 ft/3 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Plainview, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.9 mi from Olton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 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 Plainview, 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 PVWFIG. A THE SKY OVER PLAINVIEWSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPlainview, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PVWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PVW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

62.6 F with a dew point of 59.0 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Plainview: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.0, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PVWFIG. B THE AIR AT PLAINVIEWTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 58.2 FTEMPERATURE 62.6 FDEW POINT 59.0 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEPlainview, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PVWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PVW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Plainview, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PVWFIG. C THE WIND AT PLAINVIEWPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPlainview, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PVWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PVW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Olton (OLTT2), 0.4 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:07. measured daily

Elsewhere in Texas

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

Near Olton

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