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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
(4:00 pm CDT)
2100 GMT on 05/19/2025:
     

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): 16 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 19 kts
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 80.4 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 16 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 17 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
4:00 pmESE ( 122 deg ) 16 kts
3:50 pmESE ( 123 deg ) 17 kts
3:40 pmSE ( 124 deg ) 16 kts
3:30 pmSE ( 124 deg ) 16 kts
3:20 pmSE ( 129 deg ) 16 kts
3:10 pmSE ( 131 deg ) 15 kts
     
Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME
(CDT)
5-day plot - Gust Direction GDR 5-day plot - Gust Speed GST
3:46 pmESE ( 120 deg ) 20 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
2025-05-19 03:00 pm SE 14 16------ 80.4-----
2025-05-19 02:00 pm SE 14 15------ 80.2-----
2025-05-19 01:00 pm SE 14 15------ 80.4-----
2025-05-19 12:00 pm SE 17 18------ 80.2-----
2025-05-19 11:00 am SE 18 20------ 80.1-----
2025-05-19 10:00 am SE 18 20------ 80.1-----
2025-05-19 09:00 am SE 18 21------ 79.7-----
2025-05-19 08:00 am SE 19 22------ 79.3-----
2025-05-19 07:00 am SE 21 25------ 79.3-----
2025-05-19 06:00 am SE 18 21------ 79.5-----
2025-05-19 05:00 am SE 17 18------ 79.3-----
2025-05-19 04:00 am SE 21 23------ 79.5-----
2025-05-19 03:00 am SE 19 21------ 79.7-----
2025-05-19 02:00 am SE 20 22------ 79.7-----
2025-05-19 01:00 am SE 18 20------ 80.2-----
2025-05-19 12:00 am SE 17 19------ 79.9-----
2025-05-18 11:00 pm SE 14 15------ 80.1-----
2025-05-18 10:00 pm SE 15 18------ 79.9-----
2025-05-18 09:00 pmESE 14 15------ 80.1-----
2025-05-18 08:00 pmESE 15 17------ 79.9-----
2025-05-18 07:00 pmESE 15 17------ 79.9-----
2025-05-18 06:00 pmESE 13 14------ 79.9-----
2025-05-18 05:00 pm SE 13 14------ 79.9-----
2025-05-18 04:00 pm SE 16 18------ 79.7-----