Storm Station
Rock Island, Texas
73°
Mostly clear· Feels like 73°·Calm 1 mph SE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
82%Humidity
16%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Rock Island, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Columbus66R

At an airfield/8.4 mi away/244 ft/1 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank14of 2,457

Colorado River Nr AltairACLT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.9 mi away/164 ft/81 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank319of 2,457

measured daily2 instruments

Sheridan 0.9 SSWTX-CLR-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.0 mi away/258 ft/13 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Colorado River At ColumbusCBST2

At a cooperative observer's station/12.3 mi away/187 ft/58 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Columbus, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.4 mi from Rock Island. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:35 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 Columbus, 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 66RFIG. A THE SKY OVER COLUMBUSSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEColumbus, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 66RTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-66R-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 66.7 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Columbus: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.7, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 66RFIG. B THE AIR AT COLUMBUSTHE 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 300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.3 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 68.0 F, 66.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEColumbus, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 66RTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-66R-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Columbus, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 66RFIG. C THE WIND AT COLUMBUSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEColumbus, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 66RTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-66R-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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Near Rock Island

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