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Station PTAT2 - Port Aransas, TX Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station PTAT2


Conditions at PTAT2 as of
(8:00 pm CDT on 05/17/2025)
0100 GMT on 05/18/2025:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR):ESE ( 120 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 11 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 12 kts
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 79.5 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 10 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 12 kts
5-day plot -  Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Continuous Winds
TIME
(CDT)
5-day plot - Wind Direction WDIR 5-day plot - Wind Speed WSPD
8:00 pmESE ( 117 deg ) 11 kts
7:50 pmESE ( 112 deg ) 12 kts
7:40 pmESE ( 112 deg ) 13 kts
7:30 pmESE ( 114 deg ) 12 kts
7:20 pmESE ( 115 deg ) 13 kts
7:10 pmESE ( 116 deg ) 13 kts
     
Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME
(CDT)
5-day plot - Gust Direction GDR 5-day plot - Gust Speed GST
7:47 pmESE ( 110 deg ) 15 kts
Previous observations
TIME
(CDT)
5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 
5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
kts
5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec
5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
in
5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°F
5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°F
5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°F
5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu
5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
nmi
5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
ft
2025-05-17 07:00 pmESE 13 15------ 79.5-----
2025-05-17 06:00 pmESE 13 14------ 79.7-----
2025-05-17 05:00 pmESE 14 15------ 79.7-----
2025-05-17 04:00 pmESE 13 15------ 79.7-----
2025-05-17 03:00 pm SE 15 17------ 79.7-----
2025-05-17 02:00 pm SE 15 18------ 79.5-----
2025-05-17 01:00 pm SE 12 14------ 79.3-----
2025-05-17 12:00 pmSSE 11 12------ 79.3-----
2025-05-17 11:00 amSSE 10 11------ 79.5-----
2025-05-17 10:00 am SE 13 13------ 79.3-----
2025-05-17 09:00 am SE 11 12------ 79.0-----
2025-05-17 08:00 am SE 10 11------ 78.6-----
2025-05-17 07:00 am SE 9 10------ 78.4-----
2025-05-17 06:00 amSSE 7 7------ 78.4-----
2025-05-17 05:00 amSSE 5 6------ 78.1-----
2025-05-17 04:00 amSSE 10 10------ 78.3-----
2025-05-17 03:00 am SE 10 11------ 78.6-----
2025-05-17 02:00 am SE 7 7------ 79.0-----
2025-05-17 01:00 am SE 9 9------ 78.3-----
2025-05-17 12:00 amSSE 11 12------ 78.4-----
2025-05-16 11:00 pm SE 12 13------ 78.6-----
2025-05-16 10:00 pm SE 15 17------ 78.8-----
2025-05-16 09:00 pm SE 12 13------ 79.0-----
2025-05-16 08:00 pmESE 11 12------ 79.0-----