Storm Station
Petrolia, Texas
85°
Heavy rain· Feels like 86°·Light breeze 8 mph ESE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 101. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
50%Humidity
20%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Petrolia, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Sheppard AFBSHP

At an airfield/14.8 mi away/1,004 ft/4 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

Wichita Falls 2SSEWFST2

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.0 mi away/951 ft/49 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank966of 2,457

measured daily2 instruments

Mable Dean 2.5 ENETX-CLY-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.8 mi away/978 ft/22 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ScotlandSCOT2

At a cooperative observer's station/27.9 mi away/965 ft/35 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Wichita Falls 2SSE, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 17.0 mi from Petrolia. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:00 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

69.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Wichita Falls 2SSE: temperature 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WFST2FIG. B THE AIR AT WICHITA FALLS 2SSETHE 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 F80 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.5 FTEMPERATURE 69.0 FDEW POINT 63.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLEWichita Falls 2SSE, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP WFST2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WFST2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 2 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Wichita Falls 2SSE, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 2 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 WFST2FIG. C THE WIND AT WICHITA FALLS 2SSEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWichita Falls 2SSE, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP WFST2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WFST2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 951 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.91 inHg and the temperature at 55.6 F; it reports 69.0 F, 13.4 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Wichita Falls 2SSE stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 951 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.91 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WFST2FIG. D WHERE WICHITA FALLS 2SSE STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREWICHITA FALLS 2SSE3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT951 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.91 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.6 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED69.0 FTITLEWichita Falls 2SSE, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP WFST2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WFST2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Wichita Falls 2SSE, in 5 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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Near Petrolia

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