Storm Station
Sparks, Texas
72°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 72°·Light air 3 mph E
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East wind around 2 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
51%Humidity
54%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Sparks, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

FabensE35

At an airfield/12.3 mi away/3,655 ft/288 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,748of 2,457

measured daily2 instruments

Horizon City 1.8 NWTX-EP-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/3,971 ft/28 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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TornilloTLLT2

At a cooperative observer's station/20.2 mi away/3,567 ft/376 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fabens, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.3 mi from Sparks. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 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 Fabens, 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 E35FIG. A THE SKY OVER FABENSSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFabens, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS E35TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-E35-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

67.0 F with a dew point of 56.3 F, 68 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fabens: temperature 67.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.3, 68 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E35FIG. B THE AIR AT FABENSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.8 FTEMPERATURE 67.0 FDEW POINT 56.3 FSPREAD 10.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 68 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 POINTTITLEFabens, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS E35TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-E35-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fabens, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, 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 E35FIG. C THE WIND AT FABENSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFabens, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS E35TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-E35-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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