Storm Station
Rice Tracts, Texas
78°
Clear· Feels like 78°·Light air 2 mph SE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. East southeast wind 2 to 12 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
86%Humidity
11%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Rice Tracts, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Harlingen INTL ArptHRL

At an airfield/11.3 mi away/36 ft/9 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank82of 2,457

Laguna Atascosa RAWSATRT2

A remote fire weather station/20.6 mi away/43 ft/2 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank176of 2,457

WeslacoS2205

At a soil climate station/21.5 mi away/57 ft/12 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

San Benito 7.4 STX-CMR-144

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/44 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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HarlingenHGNT2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.5 mi away/43 ft/2 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Harlingen INTL Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.3 mi from Rice Tracts. 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 Harlingen INTL Arpt, 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 HRLFIG. A THE SKY OVER HARLINGEN INTL ARPTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEHarlingen INTL Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HRLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HRL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

73.0 F with a dew point of 72.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Harlingen INTL Arpt: temperature 73.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 72.0, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HRLFIG. B THE AIR AT HARLINGEN INTL ARPTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 71.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 73.0 F, 72.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 POINTTITLEHarlingen INTL Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HRLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HRL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Harlingen INTL Arpt, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 3 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 HRLFIG. C THE WIND AT HARLINGEN INTL ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHarlingen INTL Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HRLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HRL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Harlingen INTL Arpt, 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 Rice Tracts

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