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Observed 5:55 PM CDT at KPVW

Amherst, TX weather

Overcast and 70°21°, storms tomorrow ~4 AM–6 PM (72%).

Today: low 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°), high 69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°).

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Cloudy

Wind
16 mph26 km/h
From the southeast. 1016–16 mph26 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point
55°13°
A little sticky
UV tomorrow
1Low
Low all day (peak 1)
Pressure
30.19 inHg1022 hPa
Steady over the last 3 h

Next 2 hours

None rain starting around 6:15 AM.

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (73°23° then, 70°21° now)

Good hours for
  • Dry until 1 AM
  • Rain and storms tonight 1 AM–tomorrow night 7 PM (70%, 1.9 in49 mm)
  • Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h tomorrow 5–8 PM
  • Dry break tomorrow night 7–10 PM
  • Drizzle tomorrow night from 10 PM (60%, 0.79 in20 mm)
  1. TonightDown to 60°16° by 5 AM · Rain 1–6 AM (60%)
  2. Tomorrow morningNear 60°16° · Storms all morning (70%)
  3. Tomorrow afternoonNear 62°17° · Storms all afternoon (70%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
  4. Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Rain 6–7 PM (60%) · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h
  5. Monday morningNear 60°16° · Rain all morning (60%)
  6. Monday afternoonNear 63°17° · Rain all afternoon (60%)
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 6pCloudy68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)68°20°5%15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h65%84%1
Sat 7pCloudy67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)67°19°10%15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h70%85%0
Sat 8pCloudy65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)65°18°10%15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h78%85%0
Sat 9pCloudy63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)63°17°10%15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h84%89%0
Sat 10pCloudy63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)63°17°10%15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h81%96%0
Sat 11pCloudy63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)63°17°10%15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h81%87%0
Sun 12aCloudy62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)62°17°10%10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h87%97%0
Sun 1aCloudy62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)62°17°30%, 0.07 in1.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h87%88%0
Sun 2aCloudy62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)62°17°30%, 0.07 in1.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h87%95%0
Sun 3aCloudy61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)61°16°30%, 0.07 in1.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h93%99%0
Sun 4aDrizzle61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)61°16°60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h93%96%0
Sun 5aDrizzle60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)60°16°60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h100%99%0
Sun 6aRain59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)59°15°60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h100%100%0
Sun 7aDrizzle59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)59°15°70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h100%99%0
Sun 8aDrizzle58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)58°14°70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h100%100%0
Sun 9aThunderstorms59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)59°15°70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h100%100%0
Sun 10aThunderstorms61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)61°16°70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h100%100%0
Sun 11aThunderstorms61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)61°16°70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h100%100%0
Sun 12pThunderstorms61°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)61°16°70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h100%100%0
Sun 1pHeavy rain61°16° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)61°16°70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h97%100%1
Sun 2pCloudy60°16° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)60°16°70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h100%99%1
Sun 3pThunderstorms62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)62°17°70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h93%99%1
Sun 4pThunderstorms61°16° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)61°16°60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph39 km/h97%99%1
Sun 5pThunderstorms63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)63°17°60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h90%99%1
Sun 6pCloudy63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)63°17°60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h90%99%1
Sun 7pCloudy62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)62°17°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h93%99%0
Sun 8pCloudy61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)61°16°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h100%100%0
Sun 9pCloudy60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)60°16°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h100%98%0
Sun 10pCloudy60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)60°16°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h100%96%0
Sun 11pCloudy60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)60°16°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h100%96%0
Mon 12aCloudy60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)60°16°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h100%87%0
Mon 1aCloudy60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)60°16°50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h100%80%0
Mon 2aCloudy60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)60°16°50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h100%87%0
Mon 3aCloudy60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)60°16°50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h100%92%0
Mon 4aCloudy60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)60°16°60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h100%94%0
Mon 5aCloudy58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)58°14°60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h100%98%0
Mon 6aCloudy58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)58°14°60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h100%96%0
Mon 7aDrizzle57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)57°14°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h100%98%0
Mon 8aCloudy56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)56°13°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h100%100%0
Mon 9aCloudy57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)57°14°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h100%100%0
Mon 10aCloudy60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)60°16°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h96%100%0
Mon 11aCloudy61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)61°16°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h93%100%0
Mon 12pCloudy61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)61°16°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h93%99%1
Mon 1pCloudy61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)61°16°60%, 0.08 in2 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h93%99%1
Mon 2pCloudy62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)62°17°60%, 0.08 in2 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h90%99%1
Mon 3pCloudy63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)63°17°60%, 0.08 in2 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h87%99%1
Mon 4pCloudy64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)64°18°60%, 0.08 in2 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h84%99%1
Mon 5pDrizzle64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)64°18°60%, 0.08 in2 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h84%99%1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 72°22° / 40°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 65°18°

      Dry

    2. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 60°16°

      60% chance · 0.35 in8.9 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Tonight: A chance of rain showers between 1am and 4am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    67°19°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    55°13°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    72°22° / 40°4°
    Wind
    19 mph30 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 72°22° / 39°4°. Storms 0.91 in23 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Thunderstorms, 58°14°

      70% chance · 0.97 in25 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Thunderstorms, 63°17°

      70% chance · 0.53 in13 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      60% chance · 0.12 in3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 58°14°

      60% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 64. South southeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    63°17°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    55°13°–60°16°
    Typical high / low
    72°22° / 39°4°
    Wind
    19 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Thunderstorms. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 71°22° / 39°4°. Storms 0.13 in3.3 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 56°13°

      60% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 64°18°

      60% chance · 0.41 in10 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 60°16°

      40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 57°14°

      20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    63°17°–65°18°
    Low, likely
    52°11°–58°14°
    Typical high / low
    71°22° / 39°4°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 71°22° / 38°3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 57°14°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 73°23°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 64°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 57°14°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 10 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    71°22°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    52°11°–58°14°
    Typical high / low
    71°22° / 38°3°
    Wind
    15 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 71°22° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 56°13°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 76°24°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 67°19°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 58°14°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 77°25°).

    High, likely
    74°23°–78°26°
    Low, likely
    54°12°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    71°22° / 38°3°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 70°21° / 38°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 58°14°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 75°24°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 67°19°

      20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 58°15°

      40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    73°23°–76°24°
    Low, likely
    54°12°–58°14°
    Typical high / low
    70°21° / 38°3°
    Wind
    18 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 70°21° / 37°3°. Storms 0.35 in8.9 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 68°20°

      40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 64°18°

      50% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Showers, 59°15°

      40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    64°18°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    53°12°–59°15°
    Typical high / low
    70°21° / 37°3°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 69°21° / 37°3°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 59°15°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 71°22°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 65°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 56°13°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    68°20°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    56°13°–58°14°
    Typical high / low
    69°21° / 37°3°
    Wind
    25 mph40 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 69°21° / 36°2°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 57°14°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 71°22°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 61°16°

      20% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 49°10°

      20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    69°21°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    49°9°–58°14°
    Typical high / low
    69°21° / 36°2°
    Wind
    25 mph41 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 68°20° / 36°2°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      20% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 66°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 55°13°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    64°18°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    36°2°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    68°20° / 36°2°
    Wind
    16 mph25 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
    UV peak
    5

The outlook

  1. Today

    31% chance of rain, high 69°, low 57°.

  2. Tomorrow

    72% chance of rain, high 64°, low 55°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    61% chance of rain, high 65°, low 52°.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 67–77°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LUB) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 89% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 72

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 55°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–12:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Littlefield · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1966–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Normal high / low
72°22° / 40°4°
Forecast high / low
69°21° / 57°14°
Record high
89°32° in 2024
Record low
27°−3° in 2020

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. −12°−7°SunOct 18
  2. −8°−5°MonOct 19
  3. ±0°TueOct 20
  4. +6°+3°WedOct 21
  5. +9°+5°ThuOct 22
  6. +9°+5°FriOct 23
  7. +8°+4°SatOct 24

Amherst weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 7:04 PM.

Daylight
11 h 3 min
Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 9 min less
Golden hour
6:30–7:20 PM
Morning 7:46–8:36 AM
Blue hour
7:20–7:30 PM
Morning 7:36–7:46 AM; first light 7:36 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 94% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:22 AM · rises 6:02 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Amherst. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.