Storm Station
South Mountain, Texas
75°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 75°·Light breeze 5 mph SE
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 95, with temperatures falling to around 91 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 97. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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60%Humidity
52%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest South Mountain, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

GatesvilleGOP

At an airfield/7.1 mi away/906 ft/124 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank30of 2,457

McgregorMEGT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.1 mi away/719 ft/311 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank243of 2,457

measured daily2 instruments

Gatesville 12.0 SETX-CRL-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.3 mi away/765 ft/265 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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CrawfordCWFT2

At a cooperative observer's station/15.0 mi away/722 ft/308 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Gatesville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.1 mi from South Mountain. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 9,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Gatesville, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 9,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GOPFIG. A THE SKY OVER GATESVILLESECTION, 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 FTFEW 9,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGatesville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GOPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GOP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

75.2 F with a dew point of 73.4 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Gatesville: temperature 75.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 73.4, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GOPFIG. B THE AIR AT GATESVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 72.9 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 9,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 75.2 F, 73.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEGatesville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GOPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GOP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (150 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Gatesville, north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south southeast, 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 GOPFIG. C THE WIND AT GATESVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGatesville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GOPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GOP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Gatesville, 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 South Mountain

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