Observed 8:35 AM CDT at KECU

Barksdale, TX weather

Mostly cloudy and 64°18°, gusts to 31 mph49 km/h tonight.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the southeast. Gusts to 24 mph38 km/h around 12 PM
Dew point: 61°16°; Sticky
UV index: 0Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 7

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 82°28° today at 5 PM
Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h tonight 10 PM–4 AM

This morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 82°28° by 5 PM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 66°19° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 61°16° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningNear 61°16° · 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 9a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	100%	37%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	84%	53%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	73%	55%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	64%	73%	5
Sat 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	58%	71%	7
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	52%	64%	6
Sat 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°)	81°27°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	51%	79%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	82°28°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	49%	84%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	82°28°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	47%	92%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	82°28°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	51%	90%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	56%	84%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	60%	93%	0
Sat 9p	Drizzle	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	71%	84%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	71%	88%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	70°21°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	76%	90%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	69°21°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	78%	95%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	78%	92%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	81%	86%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	81%	65%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	84%	55%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	87%	90%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	90%	89%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	90%	90%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	93%	97%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	87%	93%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	76%	87%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	68%	83%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	62%	80%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	60%	82%	1
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	58%	88%	2
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	54%	85%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	52%	92%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	52%	91%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	52%	93%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	99%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	59%	88%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	66%	86%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	78%	74%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	81%	65%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	87%	80%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	87%	84%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	90%	84%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	90%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	93%	95%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	93%	86%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	93%	100%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 82°28°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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 79°26°).
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 77°25°, low 61°16°. Storms 0.29 in7.4 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  60% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 66°19°
  70% chance · 0.28 in7.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Storms 0.73 in19 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  70% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  70% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 66°19°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  20% chance
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°–78°26°
Low, likely
66°19°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 68°20°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 78°26°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 69°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
75°24°–83°28°
Low, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–70°21°
Wind
23 mph38 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 64°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 60°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 61°.
Rest of week
Highs 74–80°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, 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

Nueces River near Barksdale

1.1 mi

Level: 13.2 ft
Flow: 63 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Nueces River at CR 414 near Montell

14 mi

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 138 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Frio River at at Leakey

17 mi

Level: 4.2 ft

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Nueces River at Laguna

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 171 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 12 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 58 min less
Golden hour: 6:27–7:15 PM; Morning 7:33–8:20 AM
Blue hour: 7:15–7:24 PM; Morning 7:23–7:33 AM; first light 7:23 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 85% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:09 AM · rises 5:56 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Barksdale. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,300 ft, 5 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Barksdale, TX weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Nueces River near Barksdale

Nueces River at CR 414 near Montell

Frio River at at Leakey

Nueces River at Laguna

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon