Storm Station
Potosi, Texas
78°
Light rain· Feels like 78°·Light breeze 7 mph SSE
Mostly sunny. High near 97, with temperatures falling to around 94 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
55%Humidity
35%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Potosi, 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 now3 instruments

AbileneABI

At an airfield/4.7 mi away/1,788 ft/51 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank83of 2,457

Abilene 3NEXABT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.9 mi away/1,680 ft/159 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank966of 2,457

Bronte 11 NNE03072

At a climate reference station/37.9 mi away/1,997 ft/158 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Abilene 7.8 SSETX-TY-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/1,844 ft/5 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Abilene, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.7 mi from Potosi. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:52 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 Abilene, 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 ABIFIG. A THE SKY OVER 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 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 MORE0510TITLEAbilene, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ABITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ABI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

73.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Abilene: temperature 73.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABIFIG. B THE AIR AT 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.6 FTEMPERATURE 73.0 FDEW POINT 63.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLEAbilene, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ABI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Abilene, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, 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 ABIFIG. C THE WIND AT ABILENEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAbilene, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ABI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Abilene, 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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Near Potosi

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