Storm Station
Richland Springs, Texas
81°
Mostly clear· Feels like 81°·Light breeze 8 mph SE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
48%Humidity
29%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Richland Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Richland Springs 6 NERDCT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.7 mi away/1,348 ft/43 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank339of 2,453

San Saba81R

At an airfield/13.8 mi away/1,243 ft/148 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank28of 2,453

measured daily2 instruments

Richland Springs 5.2 NNWTX-SS-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.1 mi away/1,423 ft/32 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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San Saba 7 NWSNST2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.0 mi away/1,352 ft/39 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at San Saba, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.8 mi from Richland Springs. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 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 San Saba, 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 81RFIG. A THE SKY OVER SAN SABASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESan Saba, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 81RTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-81R-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

77.5 F with a dew point of 60.0 F, 55 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at San Saba: temperature 77.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.0, 55 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 81RFIG. B THE AIR AT SAN SABATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 4,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.0 FTEMPERATURE 77.5 FDEW POINT 60.0 FSPREAD 17.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 55 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 POINTTITLESan Saba, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 81RTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-81R-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at San Saba, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, 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 81RFIG. C THE WIND AT SAN SABAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESan Saba, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 81RTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-81R-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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