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TEXAS · COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY

Dodson

93 people, 1,790 ft above sea level in Collingsworth County.

1,790 ftElevation, city center
93People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Sunny 55°
Sunny now Dew point 37° · SE 15 mph · high 54°
City of Dodson River Interstate 2 miles
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The Dodson plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Dodson

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Altus Air Force Base (KLTS) · 2:18 PM
Sunny
55° Sunny Feels like 55° · high of 54° near 2 PM
WindSE 15 mphno gusts
Humidity51%falling to 59% this afternoon
Pressure30.01 in →steady
Visibility8 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 37° · Dry47° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 3 PMin about 1 hours · 82% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 30.3 in · 11 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Collingsworth County
NWS Amarillo and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:47 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:13 AM5:36 PM ↓
10 h 22 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
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Air quality index ·
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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CHANCE OF RAIN
82% · 0.69 in Sunday overnight 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 40 to 47°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Showers likely Showers likely
54° 41°
80% rain — SE 16, gusts 26 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
47° 41°
80% rain 0.1–0.6″ E 14 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
51° 42°
10% rain — SSE 6 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
57° 46°
0% rain — SSE 12 B
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 52°
10% rain — S 14 C
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
67° 56°
30% rain — SE 10 C
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
69° 57°
50% rain up to 0.5″ SSE 20, gusts 33 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Dodson about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, about 410 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from Texas; at 10,000 feet, from the central Plains. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Dodson stands on

Dodson’s center stands about 1,790 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,720 ft to 1,970 ft, a difference of 250 ft: rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Sand sheet deposits, from the Holocene, less than 12,000 years old.

The section below crosses 7 rock units mapped at the surface.

Dodson, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
1,600 ft1,800 ft2,000 ft DODSON1,790 ftHigh point of the line2,050 ftHollis1,630 ftLow point1,590 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 41×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Sand sheet deposits

Sand. Age: Holocene, less than 12,000 years old. About 8 mi of the line.

Dog Creek Shale

Shale. Age: Permian, 252 to 299 million years old. About 6 mi of the line.

Whitehorse Group, undivided

Sandstone, shale. Age: Permian, 252 to 299 million years old. About 5 mi of the line.

Alluvium

Fine-detrital. Age: Holocene, less than 12,000 years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Van Vacter Member of Blaine Formation

Gypsum, dolostone, shale. Age: Permian, 252 to 299 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Blaine Formation

Shale. Age: Permian, 252 to 299 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 1 smaller unit along the line are not listed.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Dodson’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Dodson reaches the Gulf of America by way of West Fork Sandy Creek, Sandy Creek, the Red River, the Atchafalaya and the Lower Atchafalaya: about 1,200 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Dodson≈ 1,200 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF DODSON ≈ 1,200 mi to the Gulf of America West Fork Sandy Creek → Sandy Creek → Red River → Atchafalaya → Lower Atchafalaya

1,000 miles of the trip are on the Red River.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Dodson; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Dodson on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Amarillo TX · 107 MI 107 miles west Lubbock TX · 135 MI 135 miles southwest Oklahoma City OK · 150 MI 150 miles east Denton TX · 197 MI 197 miles southeast
FORECASTCITY
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TEXAS · COLLINGSWORTH

Dodson

93 people, 1,790 ft above sea level in Collingsworth County.

1,790 ftElevation
93People
1 sq miLand
Sunny 55°
SunnyDew point 37°
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Today in Dodson

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 54° 0%
5p rain 52° 46%
8p rain 46° 62%
11p rain 45° 76%
2a rain 45° 79%
5a rain 44° 77%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 3 PM · 82%
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Sat80%
Showers likely Showers likely
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54
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Sun80%
Showers likely Showers likely
41
47
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Mon10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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51
B
Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Wed10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Thu30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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67
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Fri50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
57
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B
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Dodson stands on

Dodson’s center stands about 1,790 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,720 ft to 1,970 ft, a difference of 250 ft: rolling country.

Dodson, northwest to southeast Dodson1,790 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 79×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,790 ft
Within 3 miles1,720 to 1,970 ft
Lie of the landRolling (250 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceSand sheet deposits
Its ageHolocene, less than 12,000 years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,200 mito the Gulf of AmericaWest Fork Sandy Creek → Sandy Creek → Red River → Atchafalaya → Lower Atchafalaya

A raindrop that lands in Dodson reaches the Gulf of America by way of West Fork Sandy Creek, Sandy Creek, the Red River, the Atchafalaya and the Lower Atchafalaya: about 1,200 river miles.

1,000 miles of the trip are on the Red River.