Current weather · Sep 26, 10:41 PM CDT

36.3360, -102.0720

67°

Mostly ClearFeels like 67° · Humidity 70%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Amarillo, TX · grid 42,76
High
86°
Low
55°
Rain today
0%
Sunrise
7:40 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

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Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Sat 10 PM67°67°57°70%0%N1 mph3 mph16%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 11 PM65°65°57°75%0%NNW0 mph2 mph12%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 12 AM64°64°57°78%0%NW1 mph2 mph5%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 1 AM62°62°57°84%0%NW2 mph3 mph2%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 2 AM61°61°57°87%0%WNW3 mph5 mph5%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 3 AM60°60°56°87%0%WNW5 mph7 mph17%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 4 AM58°58°55°90%0%WNW6 mph8 mph23%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 5 AM57°57°54°90%0%WNW6 mph9 mph17%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 6 AM57°57°54°90%0%WNW7 mph9 mph20%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 7 AM55°55°53°93%0%NW7 mph9 mph21%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 8 AM57°57°53°86%0%NW6 mph8 mph23%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 9 AM61°61°54°78%0%NW6 mph8 mph8%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 10 AM69°69°55°61%0%NNW5 mph7 mph18%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 11 AM74°74°53°48%0%N5 mph8 mph18%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 12 PM78°78°52°40%0%NNE6 mph10 mph19%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 1 PM82°81°51°34%0%NE7 mph13 mph12%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 2 PM84°82°50°31%0%NE7 mph12 mph14%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 3 PM84°82°49°30%0%ENE7 mph12 mph28%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 4 PM85°83°48°28%0%ENE7 mph12 mph48%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 5 PM84°82°48°29%0%ENE6 mph10 mph41%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 6 PM83°81°49°31%0%ENE6 mph9 mph43%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 7 PM79°79°52°39%0%E5 mph8 mph43%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 8 PM73°73°52°48%0%E3 mph6 mph45%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 9 PM69°69°52°55%0%E5 mph7 mph43%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 10 PM67°67°52°59%0%E5 mph7 mph42%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 11 PM65°65°54°68%0%ESE5 mph7 mph44%—10 mi-100 ft
Mon 12 AM63°63°55°75%0%ESE5 mph7 mph34%—10 mi-100 ft
Mon 1 AM62°62°56°81%0%ESE5 mph7 mph21%—10 mi-100 ft
Mon 2 AM61°61°56°84%0%ESE5 mph7 mph35%—10 mi-100 ft
Mon 3 AM60°60°57°90%0%ESE3 mph6 mph40%—10 mi-100 ft
Mon 4 AM60°60°57°90%3%ESE3 mph6 mph38%3%—10 mi-100 ft
Mon 5 AM58°58°57°96%3%ESE3 mph5 mph51%3%——
Mon 6 AM57°57°57°100%3%SE2 mph5 mph55%3%——
Mon 7 AM57°57°57°100%0%SSE2 mph5 mph48%——
Mon 8 AM56°56°56°100%0%SSE2 mph3 mph100%——
Mon 9 AM59°59°58°96%0%SSE3 mph6 mph78%——
Mon 10 AM65°65°59°81%0%S5 mph8 mph55%——
Mon 11 AM69°69°59°70%0%S7 mph12 mph55%——
Mon 12 PM74°74°59°59%0%S9 mph14 mph55%——
Mon 1 PM77°77°59°54%5%S12 mph17 mph55%5%——
Mon 2 PM80°81°58°47%5%S12 mph18 mph59%5%——
Mon 3 PM82°82°57°43%5%S12 mph18 mph63%5%——
Mon 4 PM82°82°56°41%5%S12 mph20 mph67%5%——
Mon 5 PM81°81°56°42%5%S12 mph18 mph65%5%——
Mon 6 PM80°80°57°45%5%S10 mph17 mph63%5%——
Mon 7 PMSlight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers77°77°57°50%20%S10 mph16 mph61%19%——
Mon 8 PMSlight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers74°74°57°55%20%S10 mph16 mph64%19%——
Mon 9 PMSlight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers71°71°58°64%20%S10 mph16 mph67%19%——

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 26, 6:45 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 2686°55°Mostly Clear0%wind 8 mph
  2. SunSep 2786°55°Sunny0%wind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
  3. MonSep 2883°59°Partly Sunny20%wind 12 mph · gusts 20 mph
  4. TueSep 2975°55°Rain Showers84%1.44 inwind 12 mph · gusts 18 mph
  5. WedSep 3071°50°Showers And Thunderstorms87%1.16 inwind 16 mph · gusts 23 mph
  6. ThuOct 174°47°Chance Rain Showers47%0.19 inwind 17 mph · gusts 24 mph
  7. FriOct 277°49°Slight Chance Rain Showers18%0.02 inwind 9 mph · gusts 15 mph
  8. SatOct 379°50°Sunny9%wind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  9. SunOct 474°48°National Blend15%wind 10 mph · gusts 16 mph
  10. MonOct 576°52°National Blend9%wind 13 mph · gusts 20 mph
  11. TueOct 680°52°National Blend5%wind 10 mph · gusts 16 mph
  12. WedOct 7~74°53°Model mean
  13. ThuOct 8~73°54°Model mean
  14. FriOct 9~72°52°Model mean
  15. SatOct 10~77°53°Model mean
  16. SunOct 11~76°55°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like67°
  • WindCalm
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity70%
  • Dew point57°
  • Pressure—
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · set
  • Moonrise7:32 PMMoonset 7:35 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—55°NWS grid 86° / 55°rain 0%wind 2 mph
  2. SunSep 2786°56°NWS grid 86° / 55°rain 0%wind 7 mph
  3. MonSep 2883°59°NWS grid 83° / 59°rain 62%thunder 19%0.01 inwind 13 mph · gusts 20 mph
  4. TueSep 2974°55°NWS grid 75° / 55°rain 88%thunder 29%1.47 inwind 13 mph · gusts 20 mph
  5. WedSep 3071°50°NWS grid 71° / 50°rain 84%thunder 39%1.07 inwind 16 mph · gusts 24 mph
  6. ThuOct 173°47°NWS grid 74° / 47°rain 48%thunder 29%0.08 inwind 17 mph · gusts 25 mph
  7. FriOct 276°49°NWS grid 77° / 49°rain 18%wind 8 mph · gusts 14 mph
  8. SatOct 379°50°NWS grid 79° / 50°rain 11%thunder 12%wind 8 mph · gusts 14 mph
  9. SunOct 474°48°Beyond the NWS gridrain 15%wind 10 mph · gusts 16 mph
  10. MonOct 576°52°Beyond the NWS gridrain 9%wind 13 mph · gusts 20 mph
  11. TueOct 680°52°Beyond the NWS gridrain 5%wind 10 mph · gusts 16 mph
  12. WedOct 781°—Beyond the NWS gridrain 1%wind 8 mph · gusts 14 mph
41°64°86°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.

41°68°95°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2686° 55°~85° 70°~83° 71°~83° 71°84° 61°~83° 63°
Sun Sep 2786° 55°90° 58°86° 65°86° 66°86° 59°~85° 59°
Mon Sep 2883° 59°82° 62°86° 64°85° 63°0.03 in83° 60°~80° 59°
Tue Sep 2975° 55°1.44 in—74° 64°1.00 in70° 64°1.15 in70° 66°0.74 in~70° 67°0.80 in
Wed Sep 3071° 50°1.16 in—72° 62°0.33 in68° 61°0.56 in68° 64°1.54 in~74° 65°0.74 in
Thu Oct 174° 47°0.19 in—62° 56°0.37 in67° 58°0.41 in71° 59°0.43 in~61° 57°0.55 in
Fri Oct 277° 49°0.02 in—71° 54°70° 55°0.04 in~63° 54°0.01 in~61° 50°0.06 in
Sat Oct 379° 50°—81° 58°76° 57°0.02 in~65° 50°~69° 49°
Sun Oct 4——65° 53°67° 58°0.09 in~66° 50°~72° 53°
Mon Oct 5——77° 51°64° 52°0.05 in~64° 49°~70° 52°
Tue Oct 6——76° 57°~65° 52°0.03 in~62° 49°0.09 in~76° 52°
Wed Oct 7——~76° 57°—~69° 49°~78° 54°
Thu Oct 8——~72° 57°—~71° 52°~74° 54°
Fri Oct 9——~72° 55°—~73° 53°~72° 49°
Sat Oct 10——~73° 56°—~78° 54°~80° 51°
Sun Oct 11——~76° 55°—~66° 56°~59° 54°

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 Dumas (DUX) · 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 lean40%equal chances · 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 2680° / 51°98° (2020)19° (2009)no outlookno outlook
Oct 375° / 47°96° (2000)20° (2009)near normal most likely · days 6 to 10near normal most likely · days 6 to 10
Oct 1072° / 42°95° (2020)22° (2012)equal chances · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 1771° / 40°96° (1944)21° (2009)equal chances · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 2464° / 37°93° (1944)10° (1993)equal chances · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 31—86° (1968)7° (1991)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 765° / 31°87° (1980)9° (2018)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 1460° / 33°84° (2021)4° (1959)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2154° / 27°83° (1996)6° (1972)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2853° / 24°83° (1949)-2° (1976)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 548° / 26°79° (1939)-3° (2005)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1250° / 24°76° (1980)-6° (1961)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1948° / 22°74° (1971)-9° (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 hModeratehumid
  • Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Common coldtomorrowLowmild
  • FlutomorrowLowmild
  • Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
  • Heat stresstomorrowLowmild
  • SunburntomorrowLowweak sun
  • Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
  • SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night

Outdoors

  • RunningtomorrowGoodhot
  • HikingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • BikingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • GolftomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • FishingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Beach and pooltomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
  • StargazingtonightGoodbright moon

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
  • Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads

Home and garden

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

Pests

  • MosquitoestomorrowHighwarm
  • TickstomorrowHighwarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
  • Outdoor peststomorrowModeratewarm

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
SaturdayFair9:05 PM to 6:15 AM7 of 9None100%Fair2 h6 mph
SundayPoor9:03 PM to 6:15 AM0 of 9None98%3 h5 mph
MondayPoor9:02 PM to 6:16 AM0 of 9None93%4 h12 mph
TuesdayPoor9:00 PM to 6:17 AM0 of 9None87%8 h10 mph
WednesdayPoor8:59 PM to 6:18 AM0 of 9None79%8 h10 mph
ThursdayFair8:57 PM to 6:19 AM5 of 9None70%Poor6 h8 mph
FridayGood8:56 PM to 6:20 AM9 of 93 h from 9:00 PM60%Poor5 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
Sat7:14 AM to 7:24 AM7:24 AM to 8:14 AM7:05 PM to 7:55 PM7:55 PM to 8:05 PM
Sun7:15 AM to 7:25 AM7:25 AM to 8:14 AM7:03 PM to 7:53 PM7:53 PM to 8:03 PM
Mon7:15 AM to 7:25 AM7:25 AM to 8:15 AM7:02 PM to 7:52 PM7:52 PM to 8:02 PM
Tue7:16 AM to 7:26 AM7:26 AM to 8:16 AM7:00 PM to 7:50 PM7:50 PM to 8:00 PM
Wed7:17 AM to 7:27 AM7:27 AM to 8:17 AM6:59 PM to 7:49 PM7:49 PM to 7:59 PM
Thu7:18 AM to 7:28 AM7:28 AM to 8:18 AM6:57 PM to 7:47 PM7:47 PM to 7:57 PM
Fri7:19 AM to 7:29 AM7:29 AM to 8:19 AM6:56 PM to 7:46 PM7:46 PM to 7:56 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:40 AM, 91° E
  • SS Sunset 7:39 PM, 269° W
  • MR Moonrise 7:32 PM, 83° E
  • MS Moonset 7:35 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 107

This hour: no-fly (low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Mon 8 AM to 1 PM, 5 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 7:10 AM to sunrise 7:40 AM, and sunset 7:39 PM to 8:09 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-fly1570%10 miup to 0 ft67°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 11 PMNo-fly0020%10 miup to 0 ft65°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 12 AMNo-fly1560%10 miup to 0 ft64°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 1 AMNo-fly29100%10 miup to 0 ft62°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 2 AMNo-fly314150%10 miup to 0 ft61°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 3 AMNo-fly518210%10 miup to 0 ft60°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-fly623250%10 miup to 0 ft58°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)
Sun 5 AMNo-fly623260%10 miup to 0 ft57°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)
Sun 6 AMNo-fly717190%10 miup to 0 ft57°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 7 AMNo-fly717190%10 miup to 0 ft55°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 8 AMNo-fly67100%10 miup to 0 ft57°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 9 AMNo-fly67100%10 miup to 0 ft61°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 10 AMNo-fly5680%10 miup to 0 ft69°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 11 AMNo-fly5590%10 miup to 0 ft74°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 12 PMNo-fly67110%10 miup to 0 ft78°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 1 PMNo-fly78140%10 miup to 0 ft82°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 2 PMNo-fly78130%10 miup to 0 ft84°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 3 PMNo-fly78130%10 miup to 0 ft84°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 4 PMNo-fly79130%10 miup to 0 ft85°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 5 PMNo-fly67120%10 miup to 0 ft84°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 6 PMNo-fly67110%10 miup to 0 ft83°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 7 PMNo-fly5690%10 miup to 0 ft79°low cloud limits height (107.51), civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Sun 8 PMNo-fly314160%10 miup to 0 ft73°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 9 PMNo-fly518210%10 miup to 0 ft69°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 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 9 AM to 1 PM 4 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Sun 7 PM to Mon 2 AM 7 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Mon 10 AM to 1 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Thu 9 PM to 11 PM 2 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Fri 10 AM to Sat 12 AM 14 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Sat 10 AM to 4 PM 6 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
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
SaturdayDry0%0.00 in31%8 mph3 dGood
SundayDry0%0.00 in28%7 mph2 dGood
MondayDry20%0.00 in41%12 mph1 dGood
TuesdayWet84%1.44 in62%12 mph
WednesdayWet65%1.16 in63%16 mph
ThursdayShowers possible40%0.19 in48%17 mph
FridayDry15%0.02 in42%9 mph2 dGood
SaturdayDry9%0.00 in41%8 mph1 dGood

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 Best12:16 AM to 2:16 AM12:38 PM to 2:38 PM7:05 AM to 8:05 AM7:02 PM to 8:02 PM 100%7:40 AM, 7:39 PM
Sun Best1:01 AM to 3:01 AM1:25 PM to 3:25 PM8:12 AM to 9:12 AM7:30 PM to 8:30 PM 99%7:40 AM, 7:37 PM
Mon Good1:50 AM to 3:50 AM2:15 PM to 4:15 PM9:21 AM to 10:21 AM8:01 PM to 9:01 PM 95%7:41 AM, 7:36 PM
Tue Fair2:42 AM to 4:42 AM3:09 PM to 5:09 PM10:33 AM to 11:33 AM8:39 PM to 9:39 PM 90%7:42 AM, 7:35 PM
Wed Poor3:38 AM to 5:38 AM4:08 PM to 6:08 PM11:46 AM to 12:46 PM9:25 PM to 10:25 PM 82%7:43 AM, 7:33 PM
Thu Fair4:38 AM to 6:38 AM5:10 PM to 7:10 PM12:57 PM to 1:57 PM10:20 PM to 11:20 PM 73%7:44 AM, 7:32 PM
Fri Fair5:41 AM to 7:41 AM6:12 PM to 8:12 PM2:02 PM to 3:02 PM11:25 PM to 12:25 AM 64%7:44 AM, 7:30 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. Tonight55° · NW 0–5 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

  2. Sunday86° · NNE 5 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 86. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

  3. Sunday Night55° · 3% · E 5 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph.

  4. Monday83° · 5% · SSE 0–10 mph

    Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.

  5. Monday Night59° · 49% · S 10 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

  6. Tuesday75° · 84% · SSW 10 mph

    Rain showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

  7. Tuesday Night55° · 87% · SSE 5–10 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

  8. Wednesday71° · 87% · N 10–15 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

  9. Wednesday Night50° · 57% · NW 10–15 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

  10. Thursday74° · 45% · NNW 10–15 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

  11. Thursday Night47° · 32% · N 5–15 mph

    A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

  12. Friday77° · 15% · N 5–10 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  13. Friday Night49° · 15% · SSE 5 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Clear, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  14. Saturday79° · SSW 5–10 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 79.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Amarillo, TX · issued Sep 26, 6:31 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

1226 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Concern increasing for multi day significant rain event and potential high end impact with associated flash flooding beginning on Tuesday.

Short Term

1226 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(This evening through Sunday night)

Watching for potential tstm development late this afternoon in the extreme southeast portion of the CWA. Latest visible imagery showing a few cumulus near Clarendon and current soundings indicating 1500- 1800 j/kg of CAPE. Some curvature noted in the hodograph but shear and SRH values are still on the low side. If a storm does develop it should move quickly out of the area. Otherwise...for the remainder of the region we should have quiet weather through late Monday afternoon.

Long Term

1226 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(Monday through next Friday)

Concern is increasing for a significant multi day rain event over a large area and including all of our CWA. Previous rainfall the last 2 days has saturated the soil and so concern is high that if heavy rain occurs (which is looking more likely) then significant flooding/flash flooding is a distinct possibility. Tropical moisture from the remnants of Hurricanes Odalys and Polo will get caught up in the flow of a developing trough digging into the southwestern states early next week. The combination of this unseasonable surge of tropical moisture along with the approaching strong trough in the southwestern states ...and given the already saturated ground from heavy rains over the past couple of days... suggests a strong possibility of significant flooding and flash flooding. The latest NIMNAT call with WPC is showing they will be putting a Day 3 and Day 4 Moderate Risk for excessive rain....first over the southwestern states and then over a large area from southeast AZ into most of the Panhandles region. Our area has the most saturated ground of any of these areas due to the recent heavy rains....so that will become a problem quickly. Another concern, especially Tuesday evening will be the possibility of some isolated severe weather. The NAM sounding for Tuesday evening just north of Amarillo is showing a very moist profile but with about 1800 j/kg of CAPE. Even more interesting is the hodograph showing a nice curved area with ~ 50kt of 0-6km shear and a SRH of around 310. This environment looks favorable for mini supercells and will need to monitored closely. A couple of days ago in a similar tropical environment... with just a little better shear in the north, there was a funnel cloud observed in the northern panhandle. This situation promises much better shear than then and a better environment. Due to the event still being 4 days out this is not etched in stone. However, with the models trending in the same direction and having done so for several days now, confidence is increasing in a potential higher end event for our area. If these trends continue thru the weekend then a Flood or Flash Flood Watch will likely be needed by the beginning of the week.

Aviation

616 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(00Z TAFS)

VFR conditions will prevail at sites through the period. Winds will be out of a northerly direction through much of the period, with speeds around 10kts.

AMA Watches / Warnings / Advisories

TX...None. OK...None.

Hazardous weather outlook Sep 26, 2:08 PM CDT

The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
208 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

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208 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma
Panhandles.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

There is a low probability of thunderstorms in the extreme 
southeast...mainly Collingsworth County late this afternoon that
could be strong or marginally severe for a short time. 


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Concern for a significant multi day heavy rain event is 
increasing for the area, beginning on Tuesday. There is also a low
end chance of isolated severe weather, especially late Tuesday 
afternoon and evening. 

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

$$

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 27No risk area
  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 26Under 0.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Under 0.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 281.75 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Sep 29–Sep 301.50 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 1–Oct 20.01 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 28Marginal
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29Moderate
  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 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 2–Oct 6
  3. Days 8–14 · Temperature40% chance above normalOct 4–Oct 10
  4. Days 8–14 · Precipitation33% chance below normalOct 4–Oct 10

Hazards, 3 to 14 days

  1. Sep 29–Sep 30Heavy Rain
  2. Sep 29–Oct 3Severe Drought

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, Stratford

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around April 21 and the first fall freeze around October 21: a growing season of about 181 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 8; one spring in ten still has one after May 3.

Climate of 36.34, -102.07: 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 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor0 · Little0 · Little0 · Little1 · Minor
Wet bulb globe temperature max75°74°73°69°66°66°69°71°
Heat index max83°83°82°74°70°73°76°79°
Wind chill min45°48°
Chance of thunder max0%0%19%34%34%22%16%9%
Cloud ceiling min-100 ft-100 ft-100 ft
Visibility min10 mi10 mi10 mi
Mixing height max6,100 ft8,000 ft5,700 ft2,100 ft3,300 ft5,100 ft3,600 ft3,200 ft
Transport wind max12 mph14 mph17 mph18 mph20 mph20 mph17 mph16 mph
Twenty-foot wind max7 mph6 mph12 mph10 mph14 mph15 mph8 mph7 mph

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Dumas (DUX) · 33 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 2686° / 55°81° / 50°98° (2020)35° (1970)
Sun Sep 2786° / 55°80° / 49°97° (2020)32° (2013)
Mon Sep 2883° / 59°82° / 49°97° (1953)27° (2009)
Tue Sep 2975° / 55°80° / 51°95° (1953)31° (1985)
Wed Sep 3071° / 50°82° / 52°96° (1994)28° (1985)
Thu Oct 174° / 47°84° / 51°95° (2000)27° (1985)
Fri Oct 277° / 49°82° / 48°96° (1944)19° (2009)
Sat Oct 379° / 50°78° / 48°96° (2000)20° (2009)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Sat7:14 AM7:40 AM7:39 PM8:05 PM11 h 59 min Full moon · 100% lit
Sun7:15 AM7:40 AM7:37 PM8:03 PM11 h 57 min Waning gibbous · 99% lit
Mon7:15 AM7:41 AM7:36 PM8:02 PM11 h 55 min Waning gibbous · 95% lit
Tue7:16 AM7:42 AM7:35 PM8:00 PM11 h 53 min Waning gibbous · 90% lit
Wed7:17 AM7:43 AM7:33 PM7:59 PM11 h 50 min Waning gibbous · 82% lit
Thu7:18 AM7:44 AM7:32 PM7:57 PM11 h 48 min Waning gibbous · 73% lit
Fri7:19 AM7:44 AM7:30 PM7:56 PM11 h 46 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat7:20 AM7:45 AM7:29 PM7:54 PM11 h 44 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?

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What is a place’s address here?

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