Storm Station
Van, Texas
71° 94°/69°
Overcast· Feels like 71°·Light breeze 4 mph SE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind around 0 mph.
0UV Low
56Air quality
67%Humidity
90%Cloud
Now
3:15 AM
71feels71
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
9469
UV 6
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
9372
21%
21mph
UV 7
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
9670
17mph
UV 6
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
8573
51%
19mph
thunderstorm hail
Thu
Oct 1
7470
63%
13mph
showers violent
Fri
Oct 2
7870
54%
showers
Sat
Oct 3
7468
29%
showers light
71°
94°69°
93°72°
96°70°
85°73°
74°70°
78°70°
74°68°

As of 3:15 AM in Van, Texas.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Van, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.7 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Mineola/QuitmanJDD

At an airfield/17.0 mi away/433 ft/64 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,773of 2,452

AthensRHAT2

At a river or reservoir gauge/22.4 mi away/502 ft/5 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank770of 2,452

measured daily2 instruments

Lindale 8.9 WTX-SM-55

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.7 mi away/476 ft/21 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

MineolaMNLT2

At a cooperative observer's station/13.9 mi away/456 ft/41 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Mineola/Quitman, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.0 mi from Van. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 17,000 ft, scattered at 26,000 ft, broken at 29,000 ft; the ceiling is 29,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mineola/Quitman, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 17,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 26,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 29,000 feet, the ceiling at 29,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JDDFIG. A THE SKY OVER MINEOLA/QUITMANSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 29,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 26,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 17,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 29,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMineola/Quitman, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JDDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JDD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

69.0 F with a dew point of 63.5 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 17,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Mineola/Quitman: temperature 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.5, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 17,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JDDFIG. B THE AIR AT MINEOLA/QUITMANTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.2 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 17,000 FTTEMPERATURE 69.0 FDEW POINT 63.5 FSPREAD 5.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEMineola/Quitman, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JDDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JDD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Mineola/Quitman, 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 JDDFIG. C THE WIND AT MINEOLA/QUITMANPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEMineola/Quitman, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JDDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JDD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mineola/Quitman, 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 Van

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