Storm Station
Sierra Blanca, Texas
70°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 70°·Calm 1 mph N
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 0 to 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
68%Humidity
51%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Sierra Blanca, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Sierra BlancaSIBT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.4 mi away/4,528 ft/8 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank966of 2,457

Van HornVHN

At an airfield/34.9 mi away/3,938 ft/582 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank191of 2,457

measured daily2 instruments

Sierra Blanca 6.9 NNWTX-HDS-33

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.5 mi away/4,950 ft/430 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Fort Hancock 5SSEFHAT2

At a cooperative observer's station/25.4 mi away/3,498 ft/1,022 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Van Horn, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 34.9 mi from Sierra Blanca. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 9,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Van Horn, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VHNFIG. A THE SKY OVER VAN HORNSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 9,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEVan Horn, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS VHNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VHN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

67.3 F with a dew point of 63.3 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Van Horn: temperature 67.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.3, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VHNFIG. B THE AIR AT VAN HORNTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 9,000 FTTEMPERATURE 67.3 FDEW POINT 63.3 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEVan Horn, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS VHNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VHN-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 Van Horn, 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 VHNFIG. C THE WIND AT VAN HORNPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEVan Horn, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS VHNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VHN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Van Horn, 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 Sierra Blanca

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