Storm Station
Van Alstyne, Texas
87°
Clear· Feels like 86°·Light breeze 5 mph SSE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
36%Humidity
11%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Van Alstyne, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Mc KinneyTKI

At an airfield/16.4 mi away/587 ft/185 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank43of 2,452

measured daily2 instruments

Van Alstyne 0.5 STX-GA-32

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/790 ft/18 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Dept Public WorksSHET2

At a cooperative observer's station/20.1 mi away/876 ft/104 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Mc Kinney, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.4 mi from Van Alstyne. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 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 Mc Kinney, 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 TKIFIG. A THE SKY OVER MC KINNEYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMc Kinney, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TKITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TKI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

76.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 64 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mc Kinney: temperature 76.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 64 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TKIFIG. B THE AIR AT MC KINNEYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.0 FTEMPERATURE 76.0 FDEW POINT 63.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 64 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 POINTTITLEMc Kinney, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TKITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TKI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mc Kinney, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TKIFIG. C THE WIND AT MC KINNEYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMc Kinney, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TKITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TKI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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