Storm Station
Ovilla, Texas
76°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 76°·Light breeze 6 mph SSE
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 97. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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58%Humidity
56%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Ovilla, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Midlothian/WaxacJWY

At an airfield/5.4 mi away/712 ft/72 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,748of 2,457

Cedar Hill State ParkCDHT2

In a park or preserve/8.2 mi away/600 ft/40 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank777of 2,457

measured daily2 instruments

Ovilla 0.4 SETX-EL-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/668 ft/28 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Joe Pool LakeJPLT2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.2 mi away/545 ft/95 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Midlothian/Waxac, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.4 mi from Ovilla. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 16,000 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Midlothian/Waxac, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 16,000 feet, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JWYFIG. A THE SKY OVER MIDLOTHIAN/WAXACSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 16,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLEMidlothian/Waxac, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JWYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JWY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

71.2 F with a dew point of 67.3 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 16,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Midlothian/Waxac: temperature 71.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 67.3, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 16,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JWYFIG. B THE AIR AT MIDLOTHIAN/WAXACTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 16,000 FTTEMPERATURE 71.2 FDEW POINT 67.3 FSPREAD 3.9 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEMidlothian/Waxac, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JWYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JWY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Midlothian/Waxac, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 6 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 JWYFIG. C THE WIND AT MIDLOTHIAN/WAXACPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMidlothian/Waxac, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JWYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JWY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Midlothian/Waxac, 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 Ovilla

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