Current weather · Sep 26, 7:16 PM CDT

33.1400, -95.8090

88°

Mostly ClearFeels like 87° · Humidity 35%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Fort Worth/Dallas, TX · grid 126,120
High
93°
Low
70°
Rain today
1%
Sunrise
7:14 AM
Sunset
7:14 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

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Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Sat 7 PM88°87°57°35%0%SE6 mph9 mph10%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 8 PM82°82°58°44%0%SE6 mph9 mph9%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 9 PM78°78°59°52%0%SE5 mph9 mph9%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 10 PM77°77°60°56%0%SE6 mph10 mph25%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 11 PM75°75°59°58%0%SSE5 mph9 mph25%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 12 AM75°75°59°58%0%SSE5 mph8 mph57%—10 mi25,000 ft
Sun 1 AM74°74°60°62%1%SSE5 mph9 mph67%1%—10 mi25,000 ft
Sun 2 AM73°73°60°64%1%SSE5 mph8 mph51%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 3 AM72°72°61°68%1%S5 mph8 mph38%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 4 AM71°71°62°73%2%S5 mph8 mph20%2%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 5 AM71°71°61°71%2%S5 mph8 mph29%2%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 6 AM70°70°62°76%2%S5 mph8 mph20%2%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 7 AM70°70°63°78%13%S5 mph8 mph39%13%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 8 AM71°71°64°79%13%S5 mph8 mph46%13%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 9 AM74°74°67°79%13%SSW5 mph9 mph36%13%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 10 AM79°79°68°69%14%SSW6 mph10 mph53%11%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 11 AM81°83°66°60%14%SSW7 mph12 mph28%11%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 12 PM85°86°64°50%14%SSW7 mph12 mph36%11%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 1 PM89°90°64°44%8%S7 mph12 mph34%8%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 2 PM90°91°63°41%8%S7 mph12 mph39%8%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 3 PM92°93°63°38%8%SSE6 mph10 mph22%8%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 4 PM93°94°62°36%6%SSE6 mph10 mph32%6%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 5 PM92°93°62°37%6%SSE5 mph9 mph33%6%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 6 PM90°91°64°42%6%SE5 mph8 mph40%6%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 7 PM88°90°65°47%13%ESE3 mph7 mph30%13%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 8 PM83°85°66°57%13%SE3 mph7 mph50%13%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 9 PM80°82°66°62%13%SE3 mph8 mph65%13%—10 mi25,000 ft
Sun 10 PM79°79°66°64%13%SE5 mph8 mph70%13%—10 mi25,000 ft
Sun 11 PM77°77°66°69%13%SE5 mph8 mph71%13%—10 mi25,000 ft
Mon 12 AM76°76°66°71%13%SE3 mph7 mph66%13%—10 mi23,400 ft
Mon 1 AMSlight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers75°75°66°74%17%SE3 mph7 mph56%15%—10 mi-100 ft
Mon 2 AMSlight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers74°74°66°76%17%ESE3 mph7 mph78%15%—10 mi11,000 ft
Mon 3 AMSlight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers73°73°66°79%17%ESE3 mph7 mph58%15%—10 mi11,000 ft
Mon 4 AMSlight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers73°73°66°79%17%ESE3 mph7 mph64%16%—10 mi11,000 ft
Mon 5 AMSlight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers71°71°66°84%17%E3 mph7 mph60%16%——
Mon 6 AMSlight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers72°72°67°84%17%ESE5 mph8 mph44%16%——
Mon 7 AM71°71°67°87%13%ESE5 mph8 mph29%10%——
Mon 8 AM71°71°68°90%13%SE5 mph9 mph49%10%——
Mon 9 AM74°74°68°82%13%SE6 mph10 mph40%10%——
Mon 10 AM79°79°69°72%13%SSE7 mph12 mph31%5%——
Mon 11 AM81°84°68°65%13%SSE7 mph13 mph31%5%——
Mon 12 PM84°87°68°59%13%S7 mph13 mph30%5%——
Mon 1 PM89°92°67°48%12%S7 mph13 mph30%12%——
Mon 2 PM90°93°66°45%12%S7 mph13 mph30%12%——
Mon 3 PM91°94°66°44%12%SSE7 mph13 mph31%12%——
Mon 4 PM93°95°65°40%12%SSE7 mph13 mph31%12%——
Mon 5 PM91°93°65°42%12%SSE7 mph13 mph28%12%——
Mon 6 PM89°91°65°45%12%SE7 mph12 mph25%12%——

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 26, 6:06 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°70°Partly Cloudy1%wind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  2. SunSep 2794°71°Mostly Sunny14%wind 7 mph
  3. MonSep 2894°72°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny17%wind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
  4. TueSep 2996°74°Mostly Sunny3%wind 13 mph · gusts 21 mph
  5. WedSep 3090°71°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms58%0.69 inwind 18 mph · gusts 28 mph
  6. ThuOct 184°67°Chance Rain Showers72%2.45 inwind 12 mph · gusts 20 mph
  7. FriOct 281°65°Chance Rain Showers57%1.14 inwind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
  8. SatOct 384°65°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms41%0.50 inwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  9. SunOct 484°63°National Blend29%0.17 inwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  10. MonOct 581°60°National Blend13%0.03 inwind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
  11. TueOct 682°61°National Blend9%wind 8 mph
  12. WedOct 7~74°57°Model mean
  13. ThuOct 8~77°58°Model mean
  14. FriOct 9~77°62°Model mean0.07 in
  15. SatOct 10~77°60°Model mean
  16. SunOct 11~72°56°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like87°
  • WindSE 6 mphgusts 9 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity35%
  • Dew point57°
  • Pressure—
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · set
  • Moonrise7:08 PMMoonset 7:08 AM
  • Moon phaseFull moon100% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 26, 1:00 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—70°NWS grid 93° / 70°rain 1%wind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  2. SunSep 2796°71°NWS grid 94° / 71°rain 16%thunder 23%wind 7 mph
  3. MonSep 2894°72°NWS grid 94° / 72°rain 20%thunder 19%wind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
  4. TueSep 2996°74°NWS grid 96° / 74°rain 12%wind 13 mph · gusts 21 mph
  5. WedSep 3090°71°NWS grid 90° / 71°rain 61%thunder 29%1.35 inwind 18 mph · gusts 28 mph
  6. ThuOct 184°67°NWS grid 84° / 67°rain 72%thunder 38%2.58 inwind 12 mph · gusts 20 mph
  7. FriOct 281°65°NWS grid 81° / 65°rain 57%thunder 26%1.03 inwind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
  8. SatOct 384°66°NWS grid 84° / 65°rain 42%thunder 18%0.48 inwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  9. SunOct 484°63°Beyond the NWS gridrain 29%thunder 10%0.17 inwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  10. MonOct 581°60°Beyond the NWS gridrain 13%0.03 inwind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
  11. TueOct 682°61°Beyond the NWS gridrain 9%wind 8 mph
59°77°95°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Sep 26, 1:00 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°82°104°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2693° 70°91° 76°~94° 76°~93° 76°88° 68°~84° 68°
Sun Sep 2794° 71°94° 72°97° 67°0.09 in95° 68°0.10 in90° 70°0.07 in~82° 70°0.10 in
Mon Sep 2894° 72°85° 74°94° 69°0.15 in91° 70°0.09 in86° 70°0.33 in~85° 71°0.06 in
Tue Sep 2996° 74°—96° 71°94° 71°0.02 in89° 72°~87° 71°
Wed Sep 3090° 71°0.69 in—90° 73°0.76 in83° 74°0.95 in90° 75°~87° 73°
Thu Oct 184° 67°2.45 in—75° 69°5.84 in80° 72°0.87 in90° 77°0.02 in~81° 75°0.77 in
Fri Oct 281° 65°1.14 in—75° 70°0.56 in81° 70°0.30 in~81° 74°1.08 in~76° 73°0.96 in
Sat Oct 384° 65°0.50 in—85° 70°82° 68°0.18 in~73° 68°0.97 in~78° 72°0.26 in
Sun Oct 4——82° 64°0.13 in78° 69°0.37 in~74° 64°~81° 71°0.01 in
Mon Oct 5——71° 53°74° 65°0.30 in~74° 66°~79° 68°
Tue Oct 6——72° 53°~70° 59°0.08 in~73° 62°~74° 62°
Wed Oct 7——~74° 54°—~73° 59°~76° 59°
Thu Oct 8——~78° 57°—~74° 58°~78° 58°
Fri Oct 9——~79° 60°—~73° 67°0.22 in~78° 60°
Sat Oct 10——~75° 58°—~78° 63°~78° 59°
Sun Oct 11——~72° 56°—~73° 70°~64° 60°

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 Sulphur_springs (SLR) · 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 40% · 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 2687° / 57°103° (1895)38° (1984)no outlookno outlook
Oct 384° / 57°101° (1893)31° (1952)near normal most likely · days 6 to 1050% chance above normal · days 6 to 10
Oct 1080° / 54°97° (1963)30° (2000)40% chance above normal · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 1776° / 51°98° (1972)29° (1989)40% chance above normal · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 2474° / 51°97° (1894)24° (1980)40% chance above normal · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 3169° / 46°88° (2016)20° (1951)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 769° / 46°87° (1980)14° (1950)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 1466° / 41°88° (1955)17° (1951)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2164° / 40°89° (1966)17° (1975)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2861° / 36°83° (2005)14° (1976)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 556° / 35°83° (1894)8° (1950)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1259° / 36°81° (1948)9° (1901)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1960° / 35°80° (1894)-4° (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
  • SleepingtonightVery goodwarm night

Outdoors

  • RunningtomorrowFairhot
  • HikingtomorrowVery goodhot
  • BikingtomorrowVery goodhot
  • GolftomorrowVery goodhot
  • FishingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Beach and pooltomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
  • StargazingtonightFairpartly cloudy

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 projectstomorrowVery goodfine conditions
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestomorrowVery highwarm
  • 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 fair.

Night ofRatingDarkClear hoursClear and moonlessMoon litTransparency (est.)DewStrongest wind
SaturdayFair8:37 PM to 5:52 AM2 of 9None100%Good6 mph
SundayPoor8:35 PM to 5:53 AM0 of 9None98%5 mph
MondayPoor8:34 PM to 5:54 AM0 of 9None93%7 mph
TuesdayPoor8:32 PM to 5:55 AM0 of 9None87%12 mph
WednesdayPoor8:31 PM to 5:55 AM0 of 9None79%7 h12 mph
ThursdayPoor8:30 PM to 5:56 AM0 of 10None70%9 h8 mph
FridayPoor8:28 PM to 5:57 AM0 of 10None60%9 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
Sat6:49 AM to 6:59 AM6:59 AM to 7:47 AM6:42 PM to 7:29 PM7:29 PM to 7:39 PM
Sun6:50 AM to 7:00 AM7:00 AM to 7:48 AM6:40 PM to 7:28 PM7:28 PM to 7:38 PM
Mon6:51 AM to 7:00 AM7:00 AM to 7:48 AM6:39 PM to 7:27 PM7:27 PM to 7:36 PM
Tue6:51 AM to 7:01 AM7:01 AM to 7:49 AM6:38 PM to 7:25 PM7:25 PM to 7:35 PM
Wed6:52 AM to 7:02 AM7:02 AM to 7:50 AM6:36 PM to 7:24 PM7:24 PM to 7:34 PM
Thu6:53 AM to 7:02 AM7:02 AM to 7:50 AM6:35 PM to 7:23 PM7:23 PM to 7:32 PM
Fri6:54 AM to 7:03 AM7:03 AM to 7:51 AM6:33 PM to 7:21 PM7:21 PM to 7:31 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:14 AM, 91° E
  • SS Sunset 7:14 PM, 269° W
  • MR Moonrise 7:08 PM, 83° E
  • MS Moonset 7:08 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, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Mon 10 AM to 1 PM, 3 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:44 AM to sunrise 7:14 AM, and sunset 7:14 PM to 7:44 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 7 PMNo-fly623260%10 miup to 0 ft88°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 8 PMNo-fly623260%10 miup to 0 ft82°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 9 PMNo-fly518230%10 miup to 0 ft78°low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 10 PMNo-fly623270%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, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 11 PMNo-fly518230%10 miup to 0 ft75°low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 12 AMCaution511140%10 mi400 ft75°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 1 AMCaution511161%10 mi400 ft74°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 2 AMNo-fly511141%10 miup to 0 ft73°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 3 AMNo-fly518221%10 miup to 0 ft72°low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 4 AMNo-fly518222%10 miup to 0 ft71°low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 5 AMNo-fly518222%10 miup to 0 ft71°low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 6 AMNo-fly518222%10 miup to 0 ft70°low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 7 AMNo-fly56913%10 miup to 0 ft70°low cloud limits height (107.51), thunderstorms possible, civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Sun 8 AMNo-fly56913%10 miup to 0 ft71°low cloud limits height (107.51), thunderstorms possible
Sun 9 AMNo-fly561113%10 miup to 0 ft74°low cloud limits height (107.51), thunderstorms possible
Sun 10 AMNo-fly671214%10 miup to 0 ft79°low cloud limits height (107.51), thunderstorms possible
Sun 11 AMNo-fly781314%10 miup to 0 ft81°low cloud limits height (107.51), thunderstorms possible
Sun 12 PMNo-fly781314%10 miup to 0 ft85°low cloud limits height (107.51), thunderstorms possible
Sun 1 PMNo-fly78138%10 miup to 0 ft89°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 2 PMNo-fly78138%10 miup to 0 ft90°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 3 PMNo-fly67118%10 miup to 0 ft92°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 4 PMNo-fly67126%10 miup to 0 ft93°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 5 PMNo-fly56116%10 miup to 0 ft92°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 6 PMNo-fly5696%10 miup to 0 ft90°low cloud limits height (107.51)

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

  • Sat 8 PM to Sun 3 PM 19 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Sun 6 PM to Mon 7 AM 13 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Mon 9 AM to 4 PM 7 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Mon 5 PM to Tue 7 AM 14 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Tue 8 AM to 10 AM 2 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
SaturdayDry1%0.00 in30%6 mph4 dGood
SundayDry14%0.00 in36%7 mph3 dGood
MondayDry13%0.00 in40%7 mph2 dGood
TuesdayDry3%0.00 in39%13 mph1 dGood
WednesdayWet58%0.69 in57%18 mph
ThursdayWet72%2.45 in70%12 mph
FridayWet56%1.14 in65%10 mph
SaturdayWet41%0.50 in67%8 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 Best11:50 PM to 1:50 AM12:12 PM to 2:12 PM6:38 AM to 7:38 AM6:38 PM to 7:38 PM 100%7:14 AM, 7:14 PM
Sun Best12:35 AM to 2:35 AM12:59 PM to 2:59 PM7:42 AM to 8:42 AM7:08 PM to 8:08 PM 99%7:15 AM, 7:13 PM
Mon Good1:24 AM to 3:24 AM1:49 PM to 3:49 PM8:49 AM to 9:49 AM7:42 PM to 8:42 PM 95%7:16 AM, 7:12 PM
Tue Fair2:16 AM to 4:16 AM2:43 PM to 4:43 PM9:59 AM to 10:59 AM8:22 PM to 9:22 PM 90%7:16 AM, 7:10 PM
Wed Poor3:12 AM to 5:12 AM3:42 PM to 5:42 PM11:10 AM to 12:10 PM9:09 PM to 10:09 PM 82%7:17 AM, 7:09 PM
Thu Fair4:12 AM to 6:12 AM4:43 PM to 6:43 PM12:20 PM to 1:20 PM10:05 PM to 11:05 PM 73%7:18 AM, 7:08 PM
Fri Fair5:15 AM to 7:15 AM5:46 PM to 7:46 PM1:24 PM to 2:24 PM11:10 PM to 12:10 AM 64%7:18 AM, 7:06 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. Tonight70° · 2% · SSE 5 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

  2. Sunday94° · 14% · S 5 mph

    Mostly sunny. High near 94, with temperatures falling to around 92 in the afternoon. South wind around 5 mph.

  3. Sunday Night71° · 17% · ESE 5 mph

    A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  4. Monday94° · 17% · SE 5 mph

    A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny. High near 94, with temperatures falling to around 91 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  5. Monday Night72° · 12% · SE 5 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

  6. Tuesday96° · 3% · S 5–15 mph

    Mostly sunny. High near 96, with temperatures falling to around 93 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

  7. Tuesday Night74° · 15% · SSE 10 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  8. Wednesday90° · 51% · S 15–20 mph

    A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

  9. Wednesday Night71° · 60% · S 10–15 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

  10. Thursday84° · 72% · S 10 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

  11. Thursday Night67° · 72% · SSE 5–10 mph

    A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

  12. Friday81° · 57% · SSW 5–10 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

  13. Friday Night65° · 56% · NE 5 mph

    A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

  14. Saturday84° · 41% · E 5–10 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Fort Worth/Dallas, TX · issued Sep 26, 6:53 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 Tuesday with highs generally in the 90s.

There will be periodic chances for showers and thunderstorms through Sunday night.

An isolated severe weather threat will exist with any storms during the late afternoon and evening hours this evening and tomorrow. Hail and damaging winds will be the main hazards.

Confidence continues to increase in a wetter pattern beginning mid next week continuing into next weekend.

Short Term

1215 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(This afternoon through Sunday)

While above normal temperatures will persist through the weekend, our upper level pattern will continue to experience changes over the next couple of days that will pave the way for widespread rain chances and some cooler weather to finally arrive next week. Until then though, we will have to suffer through a few more days of summer heat with afternoon highs in the low to mid 90s.

Storm chances will return to western portions of the forecast area this afternoon and evening as an approaching shortwave trough embedded in the northwest flow aloft results in the development of scattered showers and storms to our west/northwest. There are still some discrepancies amongst latest short-term guidance members, owing to weak forcing. The highest areas of uncertainty are (1) timing of storm development - with guidance split between late afternoon or early evening, and (2) how intense/widespread the convection will be. Both of these factors will have implications on storm chances overnight into Sunday morning. On the other hand, regardless of how these details play out, the activity that's expected this evening will be accompanied by an isolated severe weather threat. Hail and damaging winds will be the main hazards.

Heading into the overnight hours, it's uncertain how much activity we'll see during this time period. Have maintained 20-30% PoPs across our western zones through the overnight period in the event convection lingers as some guidance suggests. Additionally, depending on how things evolve this evening and overnight, any residual outflow boundaries could serve as a focus for isolated shower/thunderstorm development Sunday morning. Have carried 20% PoPs into the morning hours across portions of North Texas to reflect the low potential for additional development.

The uncertainty in the short-term forecast will continue to propagate into Sunday afternoon, as any additional convective potential will depend on the extent of the convection earlier in the day. Have broad-brushed PoPs across the area Sunday afternoon, as there will be a chance for another round of scattered showers and storms, but continued weak forcing will keep this activity across a rather broad area. Gusty winds and lightning will be the main concerns.

Long Term

1215 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(Sunday night through next Friday)

A similar set up to Saturday evening is expected again Sunday evening, so there will be a chance for yet another round of scattered showers and storms. Should this round of showers and storms develop, it would be accompanied by an isolated severe weather threat, with hail and damaging winds expected to be the main hazards.

Heading into early next week, we'll likely see a break from any rain chances before a more active pattern takes shape for the remainder of the period. A strong upper low will begin to traverse the Southwest CONUS on Monday. This will have no effect on us just yet, with hot and generally rain-free weather expected to prevail prior to its arrival.

Heading into the mid-week time period, we'll begin to see an increase in rain chances as the upper low begins its final approach. However, long-range guidance has yet to achieve a consensus on the evolution of the upper low. Some guidance is more progressive, with rain chances beginning as early as Tuesday, while other guidance members are slower with the low's arrival, holding rain chances off until Wednesday or even Thursday. Given the uncertainty, the forecast will continue to evolve/change as a consensus is reached within the next few days.

Aside from the timing discrepancies, widespread rain is expected across the region once the upper low makes it's arrival. Strengthening low level southerly winds are expected to tap into a plume of very rich Gulf moisture ahead of the upper low during the middle of the week, which will set the stage for very efficient rainfall rates. The upper low will likely push a Pacific front towards the region mid to late week, which will serve as a focus for the development of widespread showers and thunderstorms. This front may not make it through the region, with the cooler late-week temperatures more than likely a result of widespread rain/clouds. Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will be possible through late week and even into the weekend, depending on how long the upper low lingers over the region. Latest guidance suggests the arrival of a strong cold front will bring an end to our rainy/active period sometime next weekend, though this is certainly subject to change over the next few days.

With all of this said, heavy rainfall is expected to be the main concern throughout the week, given the potential for multiple rounds of heavy rain. The threat for flash flooding will likely increase with each round of showers and storms, despite our rainfall deficit the past couple months or so. While it's still too early to discuss rainfall totals, it's certainly worth monitoring over the next several days. While it's also still rather early to assess any threat for severe weather, deep layer shear doesn't appear to be particularly favorable later this week. Therefore, we're currently not anticipating any organized threat for severe storms.

Continue to monitor the forecast over the next several days for the latest information!

Aviation

650 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(00Z TAFS)

VFR conditions are expected to continue through much of the TAF period at airports. Current TSRA between SPS/ABI are expected to dissipate prior to reaching D10 this evening. CAMs indicate additional SHRA/TSRA are possible in D10 on Sunday afternoon between 18-00Z, and will include a PROB30 mention of the low potential for TSRA and MVFR impacts at all Metroplex airports. ACT currently looks to remain south of any SHRA/TSRA for Sunday. Southeast winds up to 10 knots tonight will become more southerly on Sunday.

Spotter Information Statement

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

Preliminary Point Temps / Pops

Dallas-Ft. Worth 95 75 94 76 / 0 10 20 20 Waco 94 73 96 74 / 0 0 10 10 Paris 91 68 92 71 / 0 0 20 20 Denton 95 73 95 73 / 0 10 20 30 McKinney 94 72 94 72 / 0 10 20 30 Dallas 94 76 95 77 / 0 0 20 20 Terrell 93 71 95 73 / 0 0 20 20 Corsicana 89 71 95 73 / 0 0 10 10 Temple 92 71 96 73 / 0 0 10 10 Mineral Wells 98 71 96 71 / 10 20 30 20

FWD 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 26No risk area
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27General Thunderstorms Risk
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28No risk area
  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 26Under 0.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Under 0.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28Under 0.01 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Sep 29–Sep 302.50 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 1–Oct 22.00 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Flash flood risk

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Below marginal
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Below marginal
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28Below marginal
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29Below marginal
  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 · Precipitation50% 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–Oct 3Severe Drought
  2. Sep 30–Oct 2Heavy Rain

Drought

  1. Drought Monitor, map of Sep 22D2 Severe drought
  2. Outlook for Sep 2026Drought persists

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

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Sulphur Springs

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around March 15 and the first fall freeze around November 14: a growing season of about 245 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 29; one spring in ten still has one after April 4.

Climate of 33.14, -95.81: 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 max1 · Minor1 · Minor2 · Moderate2 · Moderate2 · Moderate1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor
Wet bulb globe temperature max81°82°83°84°82°79°76°78°
Heat index max93°94°95°98°96°88°84°83°
Chance of thunder max1%13%16%3%24%24%22%17%
Cloud ceiling min-100 ft-100 ft-100 ft
Visibility min10 mi10 mi10 mi
Mixing height max5,600 ft5,700 ft5,900 ft7,000 ft6,000 ft3,700 ft2,700 ft2,800 ft
Transport wind max10 mph12 mph10 mph15 mph21 mph17 mph13 mph9 mph
Twenty-foot wind max5 mph6 mph6 mph12 mph15 mph9 mph8 mph0 mph

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Sulphur_springs (SLR) · 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° / 70°85° / 59°103° (1895)42° (2000)
Sun Sep 2794° / 71°86° / 59°101° (1954)40° (1982)
Mon Sep 2894° / 72°86° / 59°99° (1897)41° (1909)
Tue Sep 2996° / 74°87° / 57°103° (1953)40° (1967)
Wed Sep 3090° / 71°85° / 56°102° (1893)39° (1949)
Thu Oct 184° / 67°86° / 58°100° (1953)38° (1984)
Fri Oct 281° / 65°86° / 59°98° (1896)40° (1985)
Sat Oct 384° / 65°85° / 59°100° (1896)38° (1975)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Sat6:49 AM7:14 AM7:14 PM7:39 PM12 h 0 min Full moon · 100% lit
Sun6:50 AM7:15 AM7:13 PM7:38 PM11 h 58 min Waning gibbous · 99% lit
Mon6:51 AM7:16 AM7:12 PM7:36 PM11 h 56 min Waning gibbous · 95% lit
Tue6:51 AM7:16 AM7:10 PM7:35 PM11 h 54 min Waning gibbous · 90% lit
Wed6:52 AM7:17 AM7:09 PM7:34 PM11 h 52 min Waning gibbous · 82% lit
Thu6:53 AM7:18 AM7:08 PM7:32 PM11 h 50 min Waning gibbous · 73% lit
Fri6:54 AM7:18 AM7:06 PM7:31 PM11 h 48 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat6:54 AM7:19 AM7:05 PM7:30 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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