Current weather · Sep 26, 10:49 PM CDT

32.2760, -99.5900

79°

Chance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showersFeels like 79° · Humidity 60%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS San Angelo, TX · grid 109,90
High
93°
Low
71°
Rain today
31%
Sunrise
7:29 AM
Sunset
7:30 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

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Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Sat 10 PMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers79°79°64°60%31%SSE6 mph12 mph27%17%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 11 PMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers77°77°64°64%31%S6 mph12 mph31%17%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 12 AMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers77°77°64°64%31%S6 mph12 mph30%17%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 1 AMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers76°76°64°66%33%0.00 inS6 mph13 mph28%19%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 2 AMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers75°75°63°66%33%0.00 inS6 mph10 mph54%19%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 3 AMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers74°74°63°69%33%0.00 inS6 mph10 mph32%19%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 4 AMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers73°73°64°73%31%0.00 inSSW6 mph12 mph40%12%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 5 AMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers72°72°64°76%31%0.00 inSSW6 mph12 mph44%12%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 6 AMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers72°72°64°76%31%0.00 inSSW6 mph12 mph51%12%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 7 AM71°71°64°79%2%SSW6 mph12 mph54%2%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 8 AM71°71°64°79%2%SSW7 mph12 mph27%2%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 9 AM75°75°66°74%2%SW7 mph13 mph29%2%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 10 AM80°82°65°60%1%SW9 mph16 mph28%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 11 AM84°86°66°55%1%WSW10 mph17 mph19%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 12 PM87°89°65°48%1%WSW9 mph16 mph19%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 1 PM91°93°64°41%7%WSW8 mph14 mph32%8%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 2 PM93°94°62°36%7%WSW6 mph12 mph30%8%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 3 PM93°93°61°35%7%W5 mph10 mph66%8%—10 mi13,000 ft
Sun 4 PM94°94°60°32%8%WSW3 mph10 mph62%6%—10 mi13,100 ft
Sun 5 PM92°91°59°33%8%S3 mph9 mph33%6%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 6 PM90°90°60°37%8%S5 mph9 mph28%6%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 7 PM89°89°61°39%10%SSE3 mph7 mph35%6%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 8 PM84°84°61°46%10%SSE3 mph7 mph37%6%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 9 PM81°82°61°51%10%SSE3 mph7 mph45%6%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 10 PM80°81°63°56%10%SSE5 mph9 mph58%2%—10 mi16,100 ft
Sun 11 PM79°79°63°58%10%S6 mph10 mph46%2%——
Mon 12 AM77°77°64°64%10%S6 mph10 mph45%2%——
Mon 1 AM77°77°64°64%2%S6 mph10 mph21%2%——
Mon 2 AM75°75°64°69%2%S5 mph10 mph10%2%——
Mon 3 AM74°74°65°74%2%SSW5 mph9 mph14%2%——
Mon 4 AM73°73°65°76%3%SSW5 mph9 mph13%4%——
Mon 5 AM73°73°65°76%3%SSW5 mph9 mph10%4%——
Mon 6 AM72°72°65°79%3%SSW5 mph10 mph9%4%——
Mon 7 AM72°72°65°79%2%SSW5 mph10 mph7%2%——
Mon 8 AM71°71°65°81%2%SSW5 mph10 mph10%2%——
Mon 9 AM75°75°66°74%2%SSW6 mph12 mph15%2%——
Mon 10 AM80°82°66°62%2%SSW7 mph13 mph20%2%——
Mon 11 AM84°86°66°55%2%SSW8 mph14 mph24%2%——
Mon 12 PM87°89°65°48%2%SSW8 mph14 mph29%2%——
Mon 1 PM90°91°64°42%10%SSW8 mph14 mph33%10%——
Mon 2 PM92°93°63°38%10%S8 mph14 mph38%10%——
Mon 3 PM93°93°61°35%10%S7 mph15 mph43%10%——
Mon 4 PM93°93°60°33%10%SSE7 mph15 mph48%10%——
Mon 5 PM92°92°60°34%10%SSE7 mph15 mph44%10%——
Mon 6 PM90°90°60°37%10%SSE7 mph14 mph40%10%——
Mon 7 PM88°88°61°41%0%SSE7 mph14 mph36%——
Mon 8 PM85°86°62°46%0%SSE8 mph15 mph36%——
Mon 9 PM83°84°62°49%0%SSE8 mph16 mph37%——

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 26, 3:17 PM CDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 11, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodaySep 2693°71°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms31%0.03 inwind 12 mph · gusts 20 mph
  2. SunSep 2795°71°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny33%0.02 inwind 10 mph · gusts 17 mph
  3. MonSep 2894°72°Mostly Sunny10%wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  4. TueSep 2991°70°Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers29%0.15 inwind 15 mph · gusts 25 mph
  5. WedSep 3085°65°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely64%0.97 inwind 17 mph · gusts 26 mph
  6. ThuOct 180°61°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely62%1.23 inwind 12 mph · gusts 20 mph
  7. FriOct 278°59°Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms30%0.23 inwind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
  8. SatOct 381°60°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms16%0.04 inwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  9. SunOct 480°59°National Blend20%0.08 inwind 12 mph · gusts 20 mph
  10. MonOct 577°58°National Blend10%wind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
  11. TueOct 681°59°National Blend11%0.05 inwind 7 mph
  12. WedOct 7~75°55°Model mean
  13. ThuOct 8~76°58°Model mean
  14. FriOct 9~77°58°Model mean
  15. SatOct 10~79°59°Model mean
  16. SunOct 11~82°61°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like79°
  • WindSSE 6 mphgusts 12 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity60%
  • Dew point64°
  • Pressure—
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · set
  • Moonrise7:24 PMMoonset 7:24 AM
  • Moon phaseFull moon100% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 26, 7:00 PM CDT

NOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.

  1. TodaySep 26—71°NWS grid 93° / 71°rain 66%thunder 34%wind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  2. SunSep 2795°70°NWS grid 95° / 71°rain 42%thunder 20%0.13 inwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  3. MonSep 2893°72°NWS grid 94° / 72°rain 17%thunder 17%wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  4. TueSep 2991°70°NWS grid 91° / 70°rain 45%thunder 13%0.23 inwind 15 mph · gusts 26 mph
  5. WedSep 3084°64°NWS grid 85° / 65°rain 75%thunder 37%1.90 inwind 16 mph · gusts 25 mph
  6. ThuOct 179°61°NWS grid 80° / 61°rain 59%thunder 32%1.45 inwind 12 mph · gusts 20 mph
  7. FriOct 277°59°NWS grid 78° / 59°rain 31%thunder 21%0.41 inwind 10 mph · gusts 20 mph
  8. SatOct 380°61°NWS grid 81° / 60°rain 18%0.03 inwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  9. SunOct 480°59°Beyond the NWS gridrain 20%0.08 inwind 12 mph · gusts 20 mph
  10. MonOct 577°58°Beyond the NWS gridrain 10%wind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
  11. TueOct 681°59°Beyond the NWS gridrain 11%0.05 inwind 7 mph
  12. WedOct 784°—Beyond the NWS gridrain 7%wind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
59°77°95°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Sep 26, 7:00 PM CDT · GFS Sep 26, 1:00 PM CDT · GEFS Sep 26, 1:00 PM CDT · ECMWF Sep 26, 7:00 AM CDT · ECMWF AI Sep 26, 7:00 AM CDT

Each line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.

59°77°95°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2693° 71°0.03 in~90° 76°0.02 in~93° 78°0.09 in~93° 81°0.03 in94° 73°0.06 in~90° 73°0.03 in
Sun Sep 2795° 71°0.02 in93° 73°0.19 in95° 72°92° 74°0.02 in94° 75°~92° 74°0.02 in
Mon Sep 2894° 72°88° 70°93° 74°0.04 in92° 76°94° 73°0.01 in~89° 72°0.05 in
Tue Sep 2991° 70°0.15 in—87° 73°88° 73°0.36 in91° 74°~88° 74°
Wed Sep 3085° 65°0.97 in—88° 74°0.17 in83° 72°0.89 in91° 74°0.41 in~82° 74°1.48 in
Thu Oct 180° 61°1.23 in—87° 71°0.15 in79° 67°0.65 in82° 71°2.23 in~78° 67°0.57 in
Fri Oct 278° 59°0.23 in—82° 67°0.07 in77° 66°0.25 in~80° 68°0.10 in~69° 66°0.06 in
Sat Oct 381° 60°0.04 in—83° 67°79° 65°0.14 in~74° 64°~73° 62°
Sun Oct 4——77° 64°77° 66°0.27 in~72° 60°~79° 62°
Mon Oct 5——76° 54°70° 63°0.20 in~67° 62°0.06 in~77° 64°
Tue Oct 6——76° 55°~68° 58°0.07 in~68° 55°~75° 57°
Wed Oct 7——~77° 55°—~69° 54°~79° 56°
Thu Oct 8——~79° 59°—~71° 55°~80° 59°
Fri Oct 9——~80° 61°—~74° 56°~77° 59°
Sat Oct 10——~79° 61°—~79° 60°~78° 56°
Sun Oct 11——~82° 61°—~69° 67°~63° 58°

A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.

ECMWF ensemble meteogram

ECMWF ensemble meteogram for this place: box plots of cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and temperature from the 51 ensemble members for ten days.
Rendered by ECMWF from its 51-member ensemble, in metric units: each box spans the middle half of the members, the whiskers the rest, the line the control run. A forecast, not an observation. © ECMWF, CC BY 4.0.

The next 90 days

NOAA GHCN normals and records at Abilene (ABI) · Climate Prediction Center outlooks

No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.

The forecast reaches Sun Oct 11, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.

Climate Prediction Center (CPC) temperature leanwarmer 33% · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct to Dec0°20°40°60°80°100°TodayOct 1Nov 1Dec 1

Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normalCPC near normal or equal chances

Week ofNormalWarmest on recordColdest on recordTemperature leanPrecipitation lean
Sep 2684° / 58°105° (1977)39° (2000)no outlookno outlook
Oct 381° / 58°102° (1979)34° (2012)near normal most likely · days 6 to 1040% chance above normal · days 6 to 10
Oct 1079° / 56°100° (2020)33° (1977)33% chance above normal · Oct 202640% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 1779° / 53°95° (2011)29° (1976)33% chance above normal · Oct 202640% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 2470° / 48°92° (2021)27° (1993)33% chance above normal · Oct 202640% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 3169° / 47°91° (2025)20° (2019)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 770° / 46°93° (2023)18° (1950)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 1467° / 43°90° (2025)14° (1976)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2163° / 39°90° (1965)15° (1970)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2861° / 38°89° (1954)15° (1985)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 560° / 36°84° (2021)10° (1950)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1259° / 34°83° (2010)9° (1989)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1955° / 34°89° (1955)-7° (1989)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec

Health and activities

Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollen

None of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.

The sun is down, so each rating says which span it is for: tomorrow’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.

Health

  • Arthritisnext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Common coldtomorrowLowmild
  • FlutomorrowLowmild
  • Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
  • Heat stresstomorrowHighheat
  • SunburntomorrowLowweak sun
  • Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
  • SleepingtonightGoodwarm night

Outdoors

  • RunningtomorrowFairhot
  • HikingtomorrowGoodhot
  • BikingtomorrowVery goodhot
  • GolftomorrowVery goodhot
  • FishingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Beach and pooltomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • CampingtonightVery goodrain overnight
  • StargazingtonightFairbright moon

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
  • Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads

Home and garden

  • Lawn mowingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • GardeningtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Outdoor entertainingtomorrowVery goodhot
  • Drying laundry outsidetomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Painting and outdoor projectstomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestomorrowHighwarm
  • TickstomorrowModeratewarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
  • Outdoor peststomorrowHighwarm

Stargazing

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moon

Tonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated poor.

Night ofRatingDarkClear hoursClear and moonlessMoon litTransparency (est.)DewStrongest wind
SaturdayPoor8:51 PM to 6:08 AM0 of 9None100%6 mph
SundayFair8:50 PM to 6:09 AM4 of 9None98%Fair6 mph
MondayPoor8:48 PM to 6:10 AM0 of 9None93%12 mph
TuesdayPoor8:47 PM to 6:10 AM0 of 9None87%1 h17 mph
WednesdayPoor8:46 PM to 6:11 AM0 of 9None79%5 h9 mph
ThursdayFair8:44 PM to 6:12 AM9 of 92 h from 9:00 PM70%Poor6 h7 mph
FridayPoor8:43 PM to 6:12 AM0 of 9None60%4 h6 mph

Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.

Golden hour and blue hour

Computed from the sun and moon positions
DayBlue hour, morningGolden hour, morningGolden hour, eveningBlue hour, evening
Sat7:05 AM to 7:14 AM7:14 AM to 8:02 AM6:57 PM to 7:44 PM7:44 PM to 7:54 PM
Sun7:05 AM to 7:15 AM7:15 AM to 8:02 AM6:56 PM to 7:43 PM7:43 PM to 7:53 PM
Mon7:06 AM to 7:16 AM7:16 AM to 8:03 AM6:54 PM to 7:42 PM7:42 PM to 7:51 PM
Tue7:07 AM to 7:16 AM7:16 AM to 8:04 AM6:53 PM to 7:41 PM7:41 PM to 7:50 PM
Wed7:07 AM to 7:17 AM7:17 AM to 8:04 AM6:52 PM to 7:39 PM7:39 PM to 7:49 PM
Thu7:08 AM to 7:17 AM7:17 AM to 8:05 AM6:50 PM to 7:38 PM7:38 PM to 7:47 PM
Fri7:09 AM to 7:18 AM7:18 AM to 8:06 AM6:49 PM to 7:37 PM7:37 PM to 7:46 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:29 AM, 91° E
  • SS Sunset 7:30 PM, 269° W
  • MR Moonrise 7:24 PM, 83° E
  • MS Moonset 7:24 AM, 273° W
  • Full moon, 100% lit

Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.

Drone flying

NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107

This hour: no-fly (gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, chance of rain, thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Sun 3 PM to 5 PM, 2 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:59 AM to sunrise 7:29 AM, and sunset 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Sat
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Sat 10 PMNo-fly6232931%10 miup to 0 ft79°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, chance of rain, thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 11 PMNo-fly6232931%10 miup to 0 ft77°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, chance of rain, thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 12 AMNo-fly6232931%10 miup to 0 ft77°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, chance of rain, thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 1 AMNo-fly6233033%10 miup to 0 ft76°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, chance of rain, thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 2 AMNo-fly6141833%10 miup to 0 ft75°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain, thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 3 AMNo-fly6232733%10 miup to 0 ft74°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, chance of rain, thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 4 AMNo-fly6232931%10 miup to 0 ft73°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, chance of rain, thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 5 AMNo-fly6232931%10 miup to 0 ft72°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, chance of rain, thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 6 AMNo-fly6142031%10 miup to 0 ft72°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain, thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 7 AMNo-fly614202%10 miup to 0 ft71°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit, civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Sun 8 AMNo-fly79132%10 miup to 0 ft71°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 9 AMNo-fly79152%10 miup to 0 ft75°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 10 AMNo-fly911181%10 miup to 0 ft80°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 11 AMNo-fly1012191%10 miup to 0 ft84°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit
Sun 12 PMNo-fly911181%10 miup to 0 ft87°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 1 PMNo-fly810157%10 miup to 0 ft91°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 2 PMNo-fly67137%10 miup to 0 ft93°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 3 PMGood56127%10 mi400 ft93°nothing against it
Sun 4 PMGood34118%10 mi400 ft94°nothing against it
Sun 5 PMNo-fly34108%10 miup to 0 ft92°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 6 PMNo-fly56118%10 miup to 0 ft90°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 7 PMNo-fly3141710%10 miup to 0 ft89°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 8 PMNo-fly3141710%10 miup to 0 ft84°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 9 PMNo-fly3141710%10 miup to 0 ft81°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)

Flight restrictions nearby

Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.

Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.

Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.

Spraying and field work

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast

Hours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.

Spraying windows

  • Sun 7 AM to 10 AM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sun 8 PM to Mon 2 PM 18 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Mon 7 PM to 9 PM 2 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Fri 7 PM to Sat 12 AM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sat 10 AM to 1 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
Sat
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
SaturdayDry28%0.03 in37%12 mph3 dGood
SundayDry10%0.02 in32%10 mph2 dGood
MondayDry10%0.00 in33%8 mph1 dGood
TuesdayShowers possible29%0.15 in41%15 mph
WednesdayWet64%0.97 in55%17 mph
ThursdayWet42%1.23 in58%12 mph
FridayShowers possible26%0.23 in52%10 mph
SaturdayShowers possible16%0.04 in49%9 mph

Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.

Solunar times

Computed from the moon’s position

The best-rated day this week is Saturday, rated best.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Sat Best12:05 AM to 2:05 AM12:28 PM to 2:28 PM6:54 AM to 7:54 AM6:54 PM to 7:54 PM 100%7:29 AM, 7:30 PM
Sun Best12:51 AM to 2:51 AM1:15 PM to 3:15 PM7:57 AM to 8:57 AM7:25 PM to 8:25 PM 99%7:30 AM, 7:28 PM
Mon Good1:39 AM to 3:39 AM2:05 PM to 4:05 PM9:04 AM to 10:04 AM7:59 PM to 8:59 PM 95%7:30 AM, 7:27 PM
Tue Fair2:31 AM to 4:31 AM2:59 PM to 4:59 PM10:13 AM to 11:13 AM8:40 PM to 9:40 PM 90%7:31 AM, 7:26 PM
Wed Poor3:28 AM to 5:28 AM3:57 PM to 5:57 PM11:23 AM to 12:23 PM9:28 PM to 10:28 PM 82%7:32 AM, 7:24 PM
Thu Fair4:28 AM to 6:28 AM4:59 PM to 6:59 PM12:33 PM to 1:33 PM10:24 PM to 11:24 PM 73%7:32 AM, 7:23 PM
Fri Fair5:31 AM to 7:31 AM6:02 PM to 8:02 PM1:37 PM to 2:37 PM11:28 PM to 12:28 AM 64%7:33 AM, 7:22 PM

Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index

Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.

In words

NWS forecast periods, as issued
  1. Tonight71° · 33% · S 5 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  2. Sunday95° · 31% · SW 5–10 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny. High near 95, with temperatures falling to around 92 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  3. Sunday Night71° · 10% · S 5 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph.

  4. Monday94° · 10% · S 5–10 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

  5. Monday Night72° · 10% · SSE 5–10 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

  6. Tuesday91° · 23% · SSE 10–15 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  7. Tuesday Night70° · 46% · SSE 15 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

  8. Wednesday85° · 64% · S 15 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

  9. Wednesday Night65° · 62% · SSW 5–10 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

  10. Thursday80° · 62% · SW 10 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

  11. Thursday Night61° · 32% · NNW 5–10 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

  12. Friday78° · 30% · N 5–10 mph

    A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

  13. Friday Night59° · 18% · N 5–10 mph

    A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  14. Saturday81° · 16% · NNE 5–10 mph

    A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS San Angelo, TX · issued Sep 26, 5:44 PM CDT

Written by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.

KEY Messages

Above normal temperatures will continue through the beginning of next week.

Low (15 to 30%) rain chances Saturday and Sunday afternoon and evening.

Medium (30-60%) chance for rain for the middle of next week, with cooler temperatures for the second half of next week as well.

Short Term

141 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(This evening through Sunday)

This afternoon and evening, high resolution CAMs continue to show isolated to scattered thunderstorms developing first over the higher terrain of southwest Texas, and then roughly along and just west of a Wichita Falls to Iraan line by late this afternoon. These storms are expected to move east into west-central Texas during the evening hours, potentially lasting into the late night hours. The main concerns with these storms will be gusty winds, and locally heavy rainfall, possibly resulting in localized flooding. Temperatures both tonight and tomorrow will continue to be well above normal, with lows in the upper 60s to mid 70s, and highs in the mid to upper 90s on Sunday. There will be another chance for isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, mainly south of Interstate 20.

Long Term

141 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(Sunday night through next Saturday)

By midday Monday, medium range models are in fairly good agreement, bringing a strong upper level trough into southern California, while at the same time, Hurricane Polo is expected to be turning northeast and headed toward the Baja Peninsula. Out ahead of the upper level low, surface winds will increase out of the south/southeast, pulling Gulf moisture into west Texas. The upper level trough is expected pull the remnants of Hurricane Polo northeastward into northwestern Mexico Monday night into Tuesday. The combination of lift from the upper level trough and the remnants of Hurricane Polo, along with plentiful moisture available is still expected to bring a good chance for precipitation to west and west-central Texas from Tuesday into the second half of next week. The most favorable time period will likely be from Tuesday night into Wednesday night as a Pacific cold front moves into the area and combines with the upper level support. While the highest potential for heavy rainfall lies to the west of our area, there will be the potential for heavy rainfall and flooding in our area as well. In addition to the precipitation chances, temperatures should cool from highs in the 90s down into the 80s through the end of next week.

Aviation

542 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(00Z TAFS)

VFR conditions are expected for the remainder of the TAF period. However, scattered thunderstorms have developed per radar observations (as of 2243z). This will likely move into the vicinity of KABI this evening. Otherwise, an isolated thunderstorm as far south as KSJT is possible this afternoon as well. Expect erratic, gusty winds in the vicinity of this activity.

Preliminary Point Temps / Pops

Abilene 73 98 74 97 / 40 10 10 10 San Angelo 71 98 72 97 / 20 10 10 0 Junction 70 97 70 96 / 0 20 20 0 Brownwood 71 97 70 96 / 10 20 20 10 Sweetwater 72 98 73 97 / 30 0 0 0 Ozona 70 95 70 94 / 10 10 20 0 Brady 70 95 71 94 / 0 20 20 0

SJT Watches / Warnings / Advisories

None.

The outlooks beyond

SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this point

The national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.

Severe weather

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26General Thunderstorms Risk
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27General Thunderstorms Risk
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28General Thunderstorms Risk
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
  5. Day 5 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
  6. Day 6 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
  7. Day 7 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
  8. Day 8 · Sat Oct 3No risk area

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 260.25 in
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Under 0.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 280.01 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Sep 29–Sep 302.00 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 1–Oct 20.25 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Flash flood risk

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Marginal
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Below marginal
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28Below marginal
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29Marginal
  5. Day 5 · Wed Sep 30Slight

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 2–Oct 6
  2. Days 6–10 · Precipitation40% chance above normalOct 2–Oct 6
  3. Days 8–14 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 4–Oct 10
  4. Days 8–14 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 4–Oct 10

Hazards, 3 to 14 days

  1. Sep 29–Sep 30Heavy Rain

Drought

  1. Drought Monitor, map of Sep 22D1 Moderate drought
  2. Outlook for Sep 2026Drought development likely

Drought in this county: the map, the record since 2000 and the outlook

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Abilene Rgnl AP

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around March 20 and the first fall freeze around November 10: a growing season of about 236 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 28; one spring in ten still has one after April 10.

Climate of 32.28, -99.59: normals, records and every month

Everything else on the grid

NWS forecast grid · 27 elements

The forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.

ElementSatSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
HeatRisk max2 · Moderate2 · Moderate2 · Moderate2 · Moderate1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor0 · Little
Wet bulb globe temperature max82°83°82°79°74°73°
Heat index max93°94°93°91°87°79°77°81°
Chance of thunder max26%19%10%15%36%36%18%15%
Cloud ceiling min-100 ft-100 ft
Visibility min10 mi10 mi
Mixing height max7,300 ft8,300 ft9,000 ft6,000 ft5,400 ft4,700 ft4,100 ft3,500 ft
Transport wind max17 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph25 mph14 mph13 mph13 mph
Twenty-foot wind max10 mph9 mph8 mph14 mph15 mph10 mph9 mph8 mph

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Abilene (ABI) · 11 mi away

Each forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.

DayForecastNormalRecord highRecord low
Sat Sep 2693° / 71°85° / 60°105° (1977)39° (2000)
Sun Sep 2795° / 71°86° / 60°105° (1953)43° (1996)
Mon Sep 2894° / 72°84° / 59°102° (1953)40° (1996)
Tue Sep 2991° / 70°84° / 58°100° (1977)42° (2020)
Wed Sep 3085° / 65°86° / 60°103° (1977)40° (1984)
Thu Oct 180° / 61°87° / 61°103° (1979)42° (1985)
Fri Oct 278° / 59°86° / 61°99° (1951)40° (1975)
Sat Oct 381° / 60°85° / 61°100° (1951)39° (1975)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Sat7:05 AM7:29 AM7:30 PM7:54 PM12 h 1 min Full moon · 100% lit
Sun7:05 AM7:30 AM7:28 PM7:53 PM11 h 58 min Waning gibbous · 99% lit
Mon7:06 AM7:30 AM7:27 PM7:51 PM11 h 57 min Waning gibbous · 95% lit
Tue7:07 AM7:31 AM7:26 PM7:50 PM11 h 55 min Waning gibbous · 90% lit
Wed7:07 AM7:32 AM7:24 PM7:49 PM11 h 52 min Waning gibbous · 82% lit
Thu7:08 AM7:32 AM7:23 PM7:47 PM11 h 51 min Waning gibbous · 73% lit
Fri7:09 AM7:33 AM7:22 PM7:46 PM11 h 49 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat7:09 AM7:34 AM7:20 PM7:45 PM11 h 46 min Last quarter · 53% lit

Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

What is here

Seven days
The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
Hour by hour
Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
Everything else on the grid
The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
The discussion
The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
Beyond the week
The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
Against the record
Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
The next 90 days
The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.

Common questions

Where does this forecast come from?

From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.

How far ahead does it go?

The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.

Why is this different from the app on my phone?

Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.

What is a place’s address here?

Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.

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