Observed 4:55 PM CDT at KAQO

Buchanan Dam, TX weather

Partly cloudy and 84°29°.

Forecasts agree

Now 84°29°

Partly sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/hgusts 21 mph33 km/h; From the east-southeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.14 inHg1021 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (84°29° then, 84°29° now)

Good hours for

Low 61°16° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 62°17° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 5 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Mostly 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	Partly sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	47%	42%	2
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	51%	76%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	54%	83%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	68%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	70%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	68%	65%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	71%	65%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	76%	45%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	78%	65%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	90%	67%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	93%	71%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	97%	48%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	84%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	88%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	91%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	87%	93%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	76%	94%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	68%	94%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	92%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	93%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	95%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	45%	98%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	44%	98%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	45%	97%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	98%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	99%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	63%	99%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	97%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	63%	92%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	63%	74%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	23%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	26%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	43%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	46%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	51%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	52%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	71%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	69%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	68%	70%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	59%	68%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	68%	5
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	80%	5
Mon 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	43%	78%	6
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	83%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	88%	2

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 76°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 51°11°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
63°17°–64°18°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 78°26°, low 62°17°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  50% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 63°17°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°24°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 66°19°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  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
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 68°20°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 78°26°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–88°31°
Low, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 79°26°, low 62°17°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  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°–84°29°
Low, likely
51°11°–71°22°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 61°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 56°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 79°, low 61°.
Rest of week
Highs 76–83°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, Friday.

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

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Colorado River (TX) at Lake Buchanan

4.9 mi

Level: 1018 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Colorado River (TX) at Inks Lake

7.1 mi

Level: 887 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Llano River at Llano

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 314 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Sandy Creek near Kingsland

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 10Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 57°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Burnet · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

Buchanan Dam weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 10 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 1 min less
Golden hour: 6:19–7:07 PM; Morning 7:27–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 7:07–7:17 PM; Morning 7:18–7:27 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 68% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:03 AM · rises 5:49 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Buchanan Dam. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 11 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Buchanan Dam, TX weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Colorado River (TX) at Lake Buchanan

Colorado River (TX) at Inks Lake

Llano River at Llano

Sandy Creek near Kingsland

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon