Current weather · Sep 26, 4:07 AM CDT
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Every hour as a table48 hours
| Time | Weather | Temperature | Feels like | Dew point | Humidity | Chance | Amount | Snow | Dir | Wind | Gust | Sky cover | Thunder | Pressure | Visibility | Ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4 AM | Moderate rain showers likely | 62° | 62° | 61° | 97% | 56% | 0.04 in | WSW | 8 mph | 13 mph | 47% | 13% | — | 9 mi | -100 ft | |
| Sat 5 AM | Moderate rain showers likely | 62° | 62° | 61° | 97% | 56% | 0.04 in | SSW | 9 mph | 14 mph | 42% | 13% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | |
| Sat 6 AM | Moderate rain showers likely | 62° | 62° | 61° | 97% | 56% | 0.04 in | SSW | 9 mph | 14 mph | 38% | 13% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | |
| Sat 7 AM | 62° | 62° | 61° | 97% | 2% | SSW | 10 mph | 14 mph | 46% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sat 8 AM | 61° | 61° | 61° | 100% | 2% | SSW | 10 mph | 15 mph | 32% | — | 8 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sat 9 AM | 63° | 63° | 63° | 100% | 2% | SSW | 12 mph | 17 mph | 31% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sat 10 AM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 87% | 0% | SW | 13 mph | 18 mph | 20% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sat 11 AM | 71° | 71° | 64° | 79% | 0% | SW | 15 mph | 21 mph | 5% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sat 12 PM | 74° | 74° | 63° | 69% | 0% | WSW | 15 mph | 22 mph | 7% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sat 1 PM | 77° | 77° | 62° | 60% | 0% | WSW | 15 mph | 23 mph | 3% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sat 2 PM | 80° | 81° | 60° | 51% | 0% | WSW | 15 mph | 23 mph | 4% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sat 3 PM | 82° | 82° | 58° | 44% | 0% | WSW | 15 mph | 23 mph | 4% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sat 4 PM | 82° | 82° | 57° | 43% | 1% | WSW | 14 mph | 22 mph | 4% | 1% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | |||
| Sat 5 PM | 83° | 82° | 57° | 41% | 1% | WSW | 13 mph | 21 mph | 7% | 1% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | |||
| Sat 6 PM | 81° | 81° | 58° | 46% | 1% | WSW | 9 mph | 17 mph | 10% | 1% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | |||
| Sat 7 PM | 80° | 81° | 58° | 47% | 1% | SW | 6 mph | 12 mph | 11% | 1% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | |||
| Sat 8 PM | 76° | 76° | 58° | 54% | 1% | SW | 5 mph | 9 mph | 25% | 1% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | |||
| Sat 9 PM | 72° | 72° | 58° | 61% | 1% | SW | 5 mph | 7 mph | 27% | 1% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | |||
| Sat 10 PM | 69° | 69° | 57° | 66% | 1% | SW | 5 mph | 7 mph | 30% | 1% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | |||
| Sat 11 PM | 68° | 68° | 57° | 68% | 1% | SW | 5 mph | 6 mph | 23% | 1% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | |||
| Sun 12 AM | 66° | 66° | 57° | 73% | 1% | SW | 5 mph | 6 mph | 20% | 1% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | |||
| Sun 1 AM | 65° | 65° | 57° | 75% | 0% | WSW | 5 mph | 6 mph | 28% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 2 AM | 64° | 64° | 56° | 75% | 0% | WSW | 5 mph | 7 mph | 36% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 3 AM | 63° | 63° | 56° | 78% | 0% | WSW | 5 mph | 7 mph | 42% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 4 AM | 62° | 62° | 56° | 81% | 0% | W | 6 mph | 8 mph | 44% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 5 AM | 61° | 61° | 55° | 81% | 0% | W | 6 mph | 8 mph | 25% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 6 AM | 60° | 60° | 55° | 84% | 0% | W | 6 mph | 8 mph | 32% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 7 AM | 60° | 60° | 55° | 84% | 0% | WNW | 6 mph | 8 mph | 46% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 8 AM | 59° | 59° | 56° | 90% | 0% | WNW | 5 mph | 8 mph | 59% | — | 10 mi | 13,000 ft | ||||
| Sun 9 AM | 63° | 63° | 58° | 84% | 0% | NW | 5 mph | 8 mph | 51% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 10 AM | 69° | 69° | 58° | 68% | 0% | NW | 5 mph | 7 mph | 48% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 11 AM | 73° | 73° | 58° | 59% | 0% | N | 6 mph | 8 mph | 42% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 12 PM | 77° | 77° | 56° | 48% | 0% | NNE | 6 mph | 10 mph | 42% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 1 PM | 80° | 80° | 55° | 42% | 0% | NE | 6 mph | 12 mph | 42% | — | 10 mi | -100 ft | ||||
| Sun 2 PM | 82° | 81° | 53° | 37% | 0% | ENE | 6 mph | 12 mph | 34% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 3 PM | 84° | 82° | 52° | 33% | 0% | ENE | 6 mph | 13 mph | 37% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 4 PM | 84° | 82° | 50° | 31% | 0% | E | 6 mph | 13 mph | 42% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 5 PM | 85° | 83° | 50° | 30% | 0% | E | 5 mph | 13 mph | 34% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 6 PM | 83° | 82° | 52° | 34% | 0% | E | 5 mph | 12 mph | 29% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 7 PM | 81° | 81° | 54° | 39% | 0% | E | 3 mph | 8 mph | 34% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 8 PM | 77° | 77° | 53° | 43% | 0% | E | 3 mph | 7 mph | 18% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 53° | 49% | 0% | ESE | 3 mph | 7 mph | 26% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 10 PM | 69° | 69° | 53° | 57% | 0% | ESE | 5 mph | 7 mph | 34% | — | — | |||||
| Sun 11 PM | 67° | 67° | 54° | 63% | 0% | SE | 5 mph | 7 mph | 37% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 12 AM | 66° | 66° | 54° | 65% | 0% | SE | 5 mph | 6 mph | 39% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 1 AM | 65° | 65° | 55° | 70% | 0% | SE | 5 mph | 6 mph | 42% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 2 AM | 64° | 64° | 55° | 73% | 0% | SSE | 5 mph | 6 mph | 41% | — | — | |||||
| Mon 3 AM | 62° | 62° | 56° | 81% | 0% | SSE | 3 mph | 6 mph | 40% | — | — |
The next 16 days
NWS grid published Sep 26, 4:00 AM CDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 10, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16- TodaySep 2683°58°Rain Showers Likely then Sunnywind 15 mph · gusts 23 mph
- SunSep 2786°59°Mostly Sunnywind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
- MonSep 2884°62°Mostly Sunnywind 13 mph · gusts 20 mph
- TueSep 2977°58°Showers And Thunderstormswind 16 mph · gusts 24 mph
- WedSep 3076°55°Rain Showers Likelywind 18 mph · gusts 28 mph
- ThuOct 177°53°Slight Chance Rain Showerswind 13 mph · gusts 23 mph
- FriOct 279°55°Sunnywind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
- SatOct 381°56°wind 12 mph · gusts 21 mph
- SunOct 473°49°National Blendwind 13 mph · gusts 21 mph
- MonOct 572°51°National Blendwind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
- TueOct 6~71°50°Model mean
- WedOct 7~74°52°Model mean
- ThuOct 8~72°51°Model mean
- FriOct 9~73°52°Model mean
- SatOct 10~75°52°Model mean
- SunOct 11~69°52°Model mean
Right now
NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow- Feels like62°
- WindWSW 8 mphgusts 13 mph
- Radar over this pointno reading
- Humidity97%
- Dew point61°
- Pressure—
- UV index—
- Air quality—
- Visibility9 mi
- Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · not yet up
- Moonrise7:35 PMMoonset 7:37 AM
- Moon phaseFull moon100% lit
The National Blend of Models
NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 26, 1:00 AM CDTNOAA’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.
- TodaySep 2683°58°NWS grid 83° / 58°wind 15 mph · gusts 23 mph
- SunSep 2786°59°NWS grid 86° / 59°wind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
- MonSep 2884°62°NWS grid 84° / 62°wind 12 mph · gusts 20 mph
- TueSep 2977°58°NWS grid 77° / 58°wind 15 mph · gusts 24 mph
- WedSep 3077°55°NWS grid 76° / 55°wind 17 mph · gusts 28 mph
- ThuOct 177°53°NWS grid 77° / 53°wind 13 mph · gusts 22 mph
- FriOct 280°55°NWS grid 79° / 55°wind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
- SatOct 383°55°NWS grid 81° / 56°wind 12 mph · gusts 21 mph
- SunOct 473°49°Beyond the NWS gridwind 13 mph · gusts 21 mph
- MonOct 572°51°Beyond the NWS gridwind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
- TueOct 677°—Beyond the NWS gridwind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly
The models, side by side
HRRR Sep 26, 1:00 AM CDT · GFS Sep 25, 7:00 PM CDT · GEFS Sep 25, 7:00 PM CDT · ECMWF Sep 25, 7:00 PM CDT · ECMWF AI Sep 25, 7:00 PM CDTEach 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.
| Day | NWS grid | HRRR | GFS | GEFS | ECMWF | ECMWF AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Sep 26 | 83° 58°0.24 in | 81° 61°0.24 in | 83° 62° | 83° 63° | 82° 60°0.03 in | ~82° 61°0.11 in |
| Sun Sep 27 | 86° 59° | 85° 58° | 83° 67° | 85° 66° | 84° 59° | ~84° 59° |
| Mon Sep 28 | 84° 62°0.08 in | ~66° 65° | 87° 64°0.04 in | 83° 65°0.06 in | 77° 59° | ~81° 60° |
| Tue Sep 29 | 77° 58°1.23 in | — | 71° 65°0.68 in | 69° 65°0.84 in | 69° 65°0.69 in | ~70° 66°0.82 in |
| Wed Sep 30 | 76° 55°0.58 in | — | 72° 61°0.48 in | 70° 61°0.56 in | 79° 64°0.54 in | ~73° 64°0.62 in |
| Thu Oct 1 | 77° 53°0.08 in | — | 71° 55°0.05 in | 69° 57°0.15 in | 75° 56°0.02 in | ~64° 57°0.07 in |
| Fri Oct 2 | 79° 55° | — | 68° 58° | 75° 56°0.03 in | ~70° 59°0.09 in | ~61° 55°0.07 in |
| Sat Oct 3 | 81° 56° | — | 75° 57° | 79° 58° | ~64° 59°0.02 in | ~67° 53° |
| Sun Oct 4 | — | — | 63° 53° | 71° 57°0.04 in | ~64° 54°0.02 in | ~71° 52° |
| Mon Oct 5 | — | — | 65° 45° | 69° 53°0.03 in | ~67° 53° | ~72° 53° |
| Tue Oct 6 | — | — | ~69° 48° | — | ~70° 50° | ~73° 53° |
| Wed Oct 7 | — | — | ~75° 52° | — | ~71° 53° | ~76° 52° |
| Thu Oct 8 | — | — | ~64° 50° | — | ~75° 51° | ~78° 52° |
| Fri Oct 9 | — | — | ~66° 49° | — | ~72° 55° | ~80° 51° |
| Sat Oct 10 | — | — | ~74° 51° | — | ~73° 53° | ~77° 52° |
| Sun Oct 11 | — | — | ~69° 52° | — | — | — |
A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.
ECMWF ensemble meteogram
The next 90 days
NOAA GHCN normals and records at Hereford (HRX) · Climate Prediction Center outlooksNo 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.
Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normalCPC near normal or equal chances
| Week of | Normal | Warmest on record | Coldest on record | Temperature lean | Precipitation lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | 80° / 50° | 99° (2020) | 30° (1985) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Oct 3 | 76° / 48° | 97° (2000) | 27° (1976) | 33% chance above normal · days 8 to 14 | 33% chance above normal · days 8 to 14 |
| Oct 10 | 75° / 44° | 95° (2024) | 23° (1909) | equal chances · Oct 2026 | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 17 | 72° / 41° | 93° (2016) | 22° (1976) | equal chances · Oct 2026 | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 24 | 65° / 36° | 90° (2024) | 16° (2020) | equal chances · Oct 2026 | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 31 | 63° / 35° | 86° (2010) | -0° (1991) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 7 | 65° / 34° | 87° (1980) | 5° (1940) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 14 | 60° / 30° | 85° (2020) | 2° (2014) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 21 | 57° / 28° | 83° (1996) | -0° (1952) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 28 | 55° / 26° | 82° (1949) | 3° (1911) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 5 | 50° / 25° | 80° (1939) | -2° (2005) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 12 | 55° / 24° | 79° (2025) | -8° (2016) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 19 | 51° / 24° | 82° (2025) | -8° (1909) | equal chances · Oct to Dec | 40% 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 pollenNone 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.
Each rating says which span it is for: the rest of today’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.
Health
- Arthritisnext 24 hModeratehumid
- Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Common coldtodayLowmild
- FlutodayLowmild
- Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
- Heat stresstodayLowmild
- SunburntodayLowweak sun
- Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
- SleepingtonightFairFlash Flood Warning: flash flooding caused by thunderstorms
Outdoors
- RunningtodayGoodhot
- HikingtodayIdealfine conditions
- BikingtodayIdealfine conditions
- GolftodayIdealfine conditions
- FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Boating and paddlingtodayGoodwind
- Beach and pooltodayIdealfine conditions
- CampingtonightPoorFlash Flood Warning: flash flooding caused by thunderstorms
- StargazingtonightPoorFlash Flood Warning: flash flooding caused by thunderstorms
Travel
- Air travelnext 24 hGoodFlash Flood Warning: flash flooding caused by thunderstorms
- Drivingnext 24 hPoorFlash Flood Warning: flash flooding caused by thunderstorms
Home and garden
- Lawn mowingtodayIdealfine conditions
- GardeningtodayIdealfine conditions
- Outdoor entertainingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Drying laundry outsidetodayIdealfine conditions
- Painting and outdoor projectstodayIdealfine conditions
- FrosttonightLowmild
Pests
- MosquitoestodayHighwarm
- TickstodayVery highwarm
- Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
- Outdoor peststodayHighwarm
Stargazing
Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moonTonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated poor.
| Night of | Rating | Dark | Clear hours | Clear and moonless | Moon lit | Transparency (est.) | Dew | Strongest wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Poor | 9:05 PM to 6:18 AM | 1 of 9 | None | 100% | Fair | 6 mph | |
| Sunday | Poor | 9:03 PM to 6:19 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 98% | 5 mph | ||
| Monday | Poor | 9:02 PM to 6:19 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 93% | 10 mph | ||
| Tuesday | Poor | 9:00 PM to 6:20 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 87% | 4 h | 14 mph | |
| Wednesday | Fair | 8:59 PM to 6:21 AM | 5 of 9 | None | 79% | Poor | 2 h | 8 mph |
| Thursday | Fair | 8:58 PM to 6:22 AM | 9 of 9 | 2 h from 9:00 PM | 70% | Fair | 9 mph | |
| Friday | Good | 8:56 PM to 6:23 AM | 9 of 9 | 3 h from 9:00 PM | 60% | Fair | 1 h | 6 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| Day | Blue hour, morning | Golden hour, morning | Golden hour, evening | Blue hour, evening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 7:16 AM to 7:26 AM | 7:26 AM to 8:14 AM | 7:08 PM to 7:56 PM | 7:56 PM to 8:06 PM |
| Sun | 7:17 AM to 7:26 AM | 7:26 AM to 8:15 AM | 7:06 PM to 7:55 PM | 7:55 PM to 8:05 PM |
| Mon | 7:17 AM to 7:27 AM | 7:27 AM to 8:16 AM | 7:05 PM to 7:53 PM | 7:53 PM to 8:03 PM |
| Tue | 7:18 AM to 7:28 AM | 7:28 AM to 8:17 AM | 7:03 PM to 7:52 PM | 7:52 PM to 8:02 PM |
| Wed | 7:19 AM to 7:29 AM | 7:29 AM to 8:18 AM | 7:02 PM to 7:51 PM | 7:51 PM to 8:00 PM |
| Thu | 7:20 AM to 7:29 AM | 7:29 AM to 8:18 AM | 7:00 PM to 7:49 PM | 7:49 PM to 7:59 PM |
| Fri | 7:20 AM to 7:30 AM | 7:30 AM to 8:19 AM | 6:59 PM to 7:48 PM | 7:48 PM to 7:58 PM |
- SR Sunrise 7:41 AM, 91° E
- SS Sunset 7:41 PM, 269° W
- MR Moonrise 7:35 PM, 83° E
- MS Moonset 7:37 AM, 274° 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 107This hour: no-fly (low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain, thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Sun 2 PM to 7 PM, 5 hours.
Today: civil twilight for Part 107 7:11 AM to sunrise 7:41 AM, and sunset 7:41 PM to 8:11 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.
| Sat | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sun | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Caution No-fly
| Hour | Verdict | Wind (mph) | 400 ft est. (mph) | Gust (mph) | Rain | Visibility | Cloud allows | Temp | Kp | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4 AM | No-fly | 8 | 19 | 24 | 56% | 9 mi | up to 0 ft | 62° | low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain, thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 5 AM | No-fly | 9 | 22 | 27 | 56% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 62° | 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 6 AM | No-fly | 9 | 22 | 27 | 56% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 62° | 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 7 AM | No-fly | 10 | 25 | 28 | 2% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 62° | wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 8 AM | No-fly | 10 | 13 | 18 | 2% | 8 mi | up to 0 ft | 61° | low cloud limits height (107.51) | |
| Sat 9 AM | No-fly | 12 | 17 | 22 | 2% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 63° | low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit | |
| Sat 10 AM | No-fly | 13 | 18 | 24 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 68° | gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit | |
| Sat 11 AM | No-fly | 15 | 22 | 28 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 71° | gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit | |
| Sat 12 PM | No-fly | 15 | 22 | 29 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 74° | gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit | |
| Sat 1 PM | No-fly | 15 | 22 | 30 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 77° | gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit | |
| Sat 2 PM | No-fly | 15 | 22 | 30 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 80° | gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit | |
| Sat 3 PM | No-fly | 15 | 22 | 30 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 82° | gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit | |
| Sat 4 PM | No-fly | 14 | 20 | 28 | 1% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 82° | gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit | |
| Sat 5 PM | No-fly | 13 | 18 | 26 | 1% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 83° | gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit | |
| Sat 6 PM | No-fly | 9 | 12 | 20 | 1% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 81° | low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit | |
| Sat 7 PM | No-fly | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 80° | low cloud limits height (107.51), civil twilight: lighting required (107.29) | |
| Sat 8 PM | No-fly | 5 | 18 | 23 | 1% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 76° | 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 9 PM | No-fly | 5 | 18 | 21 | 1% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 72° | 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 PM | No-fly | 5 | 18 | 21 | 1% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 69° | 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 11 PM | No-fly | 5 | 18 | 19 | 1% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 68° | 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 AM | No-fly | 5 | 18 | 19 | 1% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 66° | 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 1 AM | No-fly | 5 | 18 | 19 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 65° | 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 2 AM | No-fly | 5 | 18 | 21 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 64° | 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 3 AM | No-fly | 5 | 18 | 21 | 0% | 10 mi | up to 0 ft | 63° | 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) |
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 forecastHours 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 7 PM to Sun 6 AM 11 hours, every hour within the rules
- Sun 10 AM to 3 PM 5 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
- Sun 7 PM to Mon 4 AM 9 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
- Mon 10 AM to 1 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
- Wed 9 PM to Thu 2 AM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
- Thu 9 PM to Fri 4 AM 7 hours, every hour within the rules
- Fri 9 AM to 12 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
- Fri 6 PM to Sat 4 AM 10 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
| Sat | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tue | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Marginal No
Field days
| Day | Daytime | Chance of rain | Rain | Lowest humidity | Strongest wind | Dry days in a row | Hay drying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Wet | 2% | 0.24 in | 41% | 15 mph | ||
| Sunday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 30% | 6 mph | 1 d | Good |
| Monday | Showers possible | 37% | 0.08 in | 41% | 13 mph | ||
| Tuesday | Wet | 82% | 1.23 in | 64% | 16 mph | ||
| Wednesday | Wet | 51% | 0.58 in | 50% | 18 mph | ||
| Thursday | Showers possible | 20% | 0.08 in | 42% | 13 mph | ||
| Friday | Dry | 4% | 0.00 in | 40% | 10 mph | 2 d | Good |
| Saturday | Dry | 11% | 0.00 in | 39% | 12 mph | 1 d | Good |
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 positionThe best-rated day this week is Saturday, rated best.
| Day | Rating | Major periods | Minor periods | Moon | Sunrise, sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Best | 12:17 AM to 2:17 AM12:40 PM to 2:40 PM | 7:07 AM to 8:07 AM7:05 PM to 8:05 PM | 100% | 7:41 AM, 7:41 PM |
| Sun | Best | 1:03 AM to 3:03 AM1:27 PM to 3:27 PM | 8:12 AM to 9:12 AM7:34 PM to 8:34 PM | 99% | 7:42 AM, 7:40 PM |
| Mon | Good | 1:52 AM to 3:52 AM2:17 PM to 4:17 PM | 9:20 AM to 10:20 AM8:07 PM to 9:07 PM | 95% | 7:43 AM, 7:38 PM |
| Tue | Fair | 2:44 AM to 4:44 AM3:11 PM to 5:11 PM | 10:31 AM to 11:31 AM8:45 PM to 9:45 PM | 90% | 7:43 AM, 7:37 PM |
| Wed | Poor | 3:40 AM to 5:40 AM4:10 PM to 6:10 PM | 11:43 AM to 12:43 PM9:32 PM to 10:32 PM | 82% | 7:44 AM, 7:35 PM |
| Thu | Fair | 4:40 AM to 6:40 AM5:11 PM to 7:11 PM | 12:53 PM to 1:53 PM10:28 PM to 11:28 PM | 73% | 7:45 AM, 7:34 PM |
| Fri | Fair | 5:43 AM to 7:43 AM6:14 PM to 8:14 PM | 1:58 PM to 2:58 PM | 64% | 7:46 AM, 7:32 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 issuedOvernight61° · 56% · SW 10 mph
Rain showers likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday83° · 56% · SW 10–15 mph
Rain showers likely before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night58° · 1% · WSW 5–10 mph
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday86° · N 5 mph
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night59° · SE 5 mph
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday84° · 12% · S 5–15 mph
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday Night62° · 58% · S 10 mph
Showers and thunderstorms likely after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday77° · 82% · S 10–15 mph
Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night58° · 82% · SE 10–15 mph
Showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday76° · 68% · W 15–20 mph
Rain showers likely before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night55° · 39% · NW 5–15 mph
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday77° · 23% · W 10–15 mph
A slight chance of rain showers. Sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night53° · 17% · SSW 5–10 mph
A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday79° · 11% · SW 10 mph
Sunny, with a high near 79.
The forecaster’s discussion
NWS Lubbock, TX · issued Sep 26, 12:20 AM CDTWritten 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
Updated at 1216 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Thunderstorms continue across the far southwestern Texas Panhandle. Chances for isolated storms continue overnight into Saturday morning.
Slight chance for severe thunderstorms with the potential for large hail and severe winds gusts across the Rolling Plains Saturday afternoon and evening.
An upper pattern change will bring cooler temperatures and daily precipitation chances next week.
Short Term
1031 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026
(Tonight through Sunday)
After an active Storm day, we saw a lull in activity for most of the evening before storms across eastern NM expanded into Parmer County. Current radar imagery shows storms continue to track through Parmer County. CAMs are not handling the current thunderstorm activity well, however we could see a few more isolated thunderstorms expanding into our forecast area overnight through Saturday morning. Very similar to the past few days, these storms overnight are expected to be sub-severe with the main threat being periods of heavy rain that could lead to flooding. Especially across the far southwestern Texas Panhandle where West Texas Mesonets in that area measured up to 3 inches.
Saturday is expected to be warmer and quieter compared to the past few days. Current water vapor imagery shows upper ridging sitting over much of the state of Texas as a deamplifying upper trough swings across central CONUS. The upper ridging is expected to expand to the west through Saturday shifting flow aloft to the west effectively cutting on the subtropical moist upper flow we have had the past few days. The overnight storms are expected to linger through the morning, however we will see a break in activity by early afternoon. Impacts from the ridging will warm temperatures Saturday and keep conditions mostly dry. Expected highs will be in the 80s across much of the Caprock to upper 80s to mid 90s off the Caprock. There is a slight chance for thunderstorms off the Caprock later Saturday afternoon through the evening. Isolated thunderstorms will be possible with moderate convergence along a surface trough and lingering moisture. However, CAMs indicate most of the thunderstorm activity will be to the east to southeast of the forecast area. Severe thunderstorms will be possible. Any severe thunderstorms that develop will have the potential for large hail with MUCAPE values up to 2000 J/kg and severe wind gusts with inverted v-soundings and DCAPE values over 1300 J/kg. These storms are expected to clear the forecast area before midnight and the rest of the overnight period is expected to be quiet.
Long Term
1031 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026
(Sunday night through next Friday)
The long term forecast will begin with a dry and warmer Saturday before a slight cool down and the return of daily precipitation chances. The upper ridging is expected to expand across more of the Central Plains on Sunday. Temperatures will continue to warm with highs in the upper 80s across the far southwestern Texas Panhandle to upper 90s across the southern Rolling Plains. Subsidence below the ridging will keep the region dry. An upper pattern change will bring a cool down and daily precipitation chances on Monday. An upper low will dig down the coast of California before moving onshore off the coast of Baja California late Monday through early Tuesday. This pattern change will shift to southwesterly flow aloft pumping in subtropical moisture. Around the same time, Hurricane Polo is expected to make landfall off the coast of Baja Mexico. Southwesterly flow will pull any residual moisture from that system. Forcing from multiple passing shortwaves and plenty of moisture will bring daily precipitation chances with the greatest chances looking to be on Tuesday. Models are in disagreement in the progression of the upper low for the latter half of the week. ECMWF has the upper low stalling across the region through Friday before gradually deamplifying and being absorbed into northerly flow over the weekend. GFS has the low getting absorbed into northerly flow by the end of the work week as an upper trough amplifies across western CONUS over the weekend.
Aviation
1216 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
(06Z TAFS)
Showers and storms possible, mainly between 09-15z, although less confident in the coverage so only have vicinity mention at KCDS/KLBB, with prevailing mention at KPVW. VFR conditions are favored, although category reductions could occur with the precip. Winds remain on the light side, generally less than 10 kts. Isolated thunderstorms are possible Saturday evening, but coverage was too limited to mention in the TAF.
LUB Watches / Warnings / Advisories
None.
Hazardous weather outlook Sep 26, 3:18 AM CDT
The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.
FLUS44 KLUB 260818 HWOLUB Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lubbock TX 318 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026 TXZ021>044-270830- Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd- Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum- Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 318 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling Plains, and the far Southern Texas Panhandle. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms early this morning may lead to localized flash flooding across the far southwest Texas Panhandle. Isolated thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening, primarily off the Caprock. Sporadic wind gusts up to 65 mph and hail up to the size of quarters are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Thunderstorm chances return for much of the region Monday through Thursday. Rain is expected to be the most widespread on Tuesday, and locally heavy amounts may lead to flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$
The outlooks beyond
SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this pointThe national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.
Severe weather
- Day 1 · Sat Sep 26No risk area
- Day 2 · Sun Sep 27No risk area
- Day 3 · Mon Sep 28General Thunderstorms Risk
- Day 4 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
- Day 5 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
- Day 6 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
- Day 7 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
- Day 8 · Sat Oct 3No risk area
Rainfall
- Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Under 0.01 in
- Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Under 0.01 in
- Day 3 · Mon Sep 280.25 in
- Day 4-5 · Sep 29–Sep 301.50 in
- Day 6-7 · Oct 1–Oct 20.01 in
Flash flood risk
- Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Below marginal
- Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Below marginal
- Day 3 · Mon Sep 28Marginal
- Day 4 · Tue Sep 29Slight
- Day 5 · Wed Sep 30Marginal
Six to fourteen days
- Days 6–10 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 1–Oct 5
- Days 6–10 · Precipitation40% chance above normalOct 1–Oct 5
- Days 8–14 · Temperature33% chance above normalOct 3–Oct 9
- Days 8–14 · Precipitation33% chance above normalOct 3–Oct 9
Hazards, 3 to 14 days
- Sep 28–Oct 2Severe Drought
- Tue Sep 29Heavy Rain
Drought
- Drought Monitor, map of Sep 22D3 Extreme drought
- 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, HerefordThe last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around April 17 and the first fall freeze around October 25: a growing season of about 189 days.
One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 11; one spring in ten still has one after May 1.
Everything else on the grid
NWS forecast grid · 27 elementsThe 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.
| Element | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeatRisk max | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 0 · Little | 0 · Little | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor |
| Wet bulb globe temperature max | 74° | 75° | 75° | 70° | 68° | 67° | 70° | |
| Heat index max | 82° | 83° | 82° | 76° | 75° | 76° | 78° | 80° |
| Chance of thunder max | 35% | 1% | 37% | 82% | 35% | 17% | 8% | 6% |
| Cloud ceiling min | -100 ft | -100 ft | ||||||
| Visibility min | 8 mi | 10 mi | ||||||
| Mixing height max | 6,300 ft | 8,200 ft | 6,900 ft | 3,800 ft | 5,800 ft | 4,400 ft | 3,900 ft | 4,400 ft |
| Transport wind max | 18 mph | 13 mph | 15 mph | 17 mph | 20 mph | 18 mph | 16 mph | 15 mph |
| Twenty-foot wind max | 14 mph | 6 mph | 12 mph | 15 mph | 17 mph | 12 mph | 9 mph | 10 mph |
Against the record
NOAA GHCN · Hereford (HRX) · 13 mi awayEach 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.
| Day | Forecast | Normal | Record high | Record low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Sep 26 | 83° / 58° | 82° / 51° | 98° (2020) | 33° (2000) |
| Sun Sep 27 | 86° / 59° | 80° / 51° | 99° (2020) | 34° (1970) |
| Mon Sep 28 | 84° / 62° | 82° / 51° | 97° (1953) | 35° (1908) |
| Tue Sep 29 | 77° / 58° | 80° / 50° | 96° (1994) | 33° (1945) |
| Wed Sep 30 | 76° / 55° | 81° / 50° | 95° (1994) | 31° (1985) |
| Thu Oct 1 | 77° / 53° | 83° / 51° | 94° (2009) | 30° (1985) |
| Fri Oct 2 | 79° / 55° | 81° / 50° | 94° (2000) | 36° (1965) |
| Sat Oct 3 | 81° / 56° | 80° / 50° | 93° (1973) | 35° (1961) |
Sun and moon
| Day | Civil twilight | Sunrise | Sunset | Civil twilight | Daylight | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 7:16 AM | 7:41 AM | 7:41 PM | 8:06 PM | 12 h 0 min | Full moon · 100% lit |
| Sun | 7:17 AM | 7:42 AM | 7:40 PM | 8:05 PM | 11 h 58 min | Waning gibbous · 99% lit |
| Mon | 7:17 AM | 7:43 AM | 7:38 PM | 8:03 PM | 11 h 55 min | Waning gibbous · 95% lit |
| Tue | 7:18 AM | 7:43 AM | 7:37 PM | 8:02 PM | 11 h 54 min | Waning gibbous · 90% lit |
| Wed | 7:19 AM | 7:44 AM | 7:35 PM | 8:00 PM | 11 h 51 min | Waning gibbous · 82% lit |
| Thu | 7:20 AM | 7:45 AM | 7:34 PM | 7:59 PM | 11 h 49 min | Waning gibbous · 73% lit |
| Fri | 7:20 AM | 7:46 AM | 7:32 PM | 7:58 PM | 11 h 46 min | Waning gibbous · 64% lit |
| Sat | 7:21 AM | 7:46 AM | 7:31 PM | 7:56 PM | 11 h 45 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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