Observed 5:35 AM CDT at KPEQ

Balmorhea, TX weather

Clear and 66°19°, rain ~10 PM–12 AM (51%).

Mostly agree

Now 66°19°

Clear

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the east. Gusts to 23 mph37 km/h around 6 PM
Dew point: 56°13°; A little sticky
UV index: 0Low; High 1–4 PM · peak 7
Pressure: 30.03 inHg1017 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

None rain starting around 5:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (65°18° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 7 PM
Above 70°21° today by 10 AM
Rain and storms tonight 7 PM–4 AM (50%, 0.51 in13 mm)
Dry break tomorrow 4 AM–1 PM
Rain and storms tomorrow from 1 PM (50%, 0.29 in7.4 mm)

This morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 84°29° by 4 PM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 63°17° by 5 AM · Storms 7 PM–4 AM (50%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Storms 1–6 PM (30%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 61°16° by 5 AM · Rain all night (50%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	92%	0
Sat 7a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	75%	71%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	81%	87%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	87%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	61%	84%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	75%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	78°26°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	74%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	81°27°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	76%	6
Sat 2p	Cloudy	83°28° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	82°28°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	38%	80%	7
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	82°28°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	37%	87%	6
Sat 4p	Cloudy	84°29° (likely 78°26° to 84°29°)	83°28°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	36%	81%	4
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	83°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	82°28°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	38%	52%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	42%	41%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	79°26°	40%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	47%	82%	0
Sat 8p	Thunderstorms	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	40%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	59%	92%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	40%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	66%	83%	0
Sat 10p	Drizzle	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	73%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	73%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	97%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	89%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	78%	95%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	91%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	10%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	89%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	10%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	84%	86%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	10%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	84%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	77%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	81%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	81%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	80%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	54%	80%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	47%	82%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 74°23° to 81°27°)	81°27°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	78%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	81°27°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	47%	70%	5
Sun 4p	Thunderstorms	81°27° (likely 74°23° to 81°27°)	81°27°	20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	78%	4
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	81°27°	20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	47%	66%	3
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	78°26°	20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	65%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	76°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	61%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	66%	57%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	70%	64%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	76%	82%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	77%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	83%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	65°18°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	81%	75%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	81%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	62°17°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	97%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	90%	95%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 85°29°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 84°29°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Thunderstorms, 73°23°
  50% chance · 0.35 in8.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then isolated showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 82°28°, low 59°15°. Storms 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Thunderstorms, 81°27°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Thunderstorms. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Storms 0.21 in5.3 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  70% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  70% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 10am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 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 79.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  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
74°23°–83°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°20°
  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
73°23°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
6

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 85°, low 60°.
Tomorrow
34% chance of rain, high 82°, low 59°, cooling off.
Monday
84% chance of rain, high 77°, low 57°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 76–82°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

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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

Giffin Springs 1 mile N of Toyahvale

3.7 mi

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Barrilla Draw 13 miles ESE of Saragosa

17 mi

Level: 2.0 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 10 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 1 min less
Golden hour: 6:40–7:28 PM; Morning 7:49–8:37 AM
Blue hour: 7:28–7:38 PM; Morning 7:39–7:49 AM; first light 7:39 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 82% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:25 AM · rises 6:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Balmorhea. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,500 ft, 23 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.