Observed 4:55 PM CDT at KF44

Athens, TX weather

Sunny and 82°28°.

Forecasts agree

Now 82°28°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable · up to 55°13° by 7 PM (a little sticky)
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.17 inHg1022 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (82°28° then, 82°28° now)

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (82°28° → 70°21°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 9 PM
Low 56°13° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

TonightDown to 58°14° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 81°27° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 5p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	37%	1%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	2%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	4%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	61%	23%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	21%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	68%	48%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	75%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	74%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	71%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	54%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	84%	44%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	45%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	50%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	59%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	72%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	77%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	87%	77%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	85%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	64%	85%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	87%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	88%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	45%	89%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	91%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	95%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	95%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	95%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	46%	95%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	59%	94%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	95%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	97%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	97%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	96%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	96%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	75%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	94%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	86%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	75%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	78%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	58%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	40%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	20%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	55%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	43%	72%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	38%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	57%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	27%	5
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	44%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–61°16°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 79°26°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–63°17°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 66°19°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 78°26°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  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
76°24°–83°28°
Low, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 85°29°, low 69°21°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 86°30°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  20% chance · 0.33 in8.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  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
80°27°–92°33°
Low, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 77°25°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  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
69°21°–84°29°
Low, likely
49°9°–72°22°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 55°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 58°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 77–85°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

North Texas Lakes at Lake Athens

3.9 mi

Level: 439 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Trinity River at Trinidad

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.5 ft
Flow: 771 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

North Texas Lakes at Cedar Creek Lake

18 mi

Level: 316 ft

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

North Texas Lakes at Richland-Chambers Lake

25 mi

Level: 312 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 7 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 4 min less
Golden hour: 6:07–6:56 PM; Morning 7:18–8:07 AM
Blue hour: 6:56–7:05 PM; Morning 7:08–7:18 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:05–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Athens. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,500 ft, 23 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.