Observed 1:15 PM CDT at KDUX

Cactus, TX weather

Partly cloudy and 66°19°, storms tomorrow ~4–6 AM (96%).

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Partly sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 23 mph38 km/h around 9 PM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° cooler than this time yesterday (73°23° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 4 AM
High 71°22° today at 5 PM
Storms tomorrow 4 AM–Monday 7 AM (100%, 6.9 in174 mm)
Low 53°12° tomorrow at 8 AM
Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h Monday 11 AM–noon

This afternoonNear 70°21° · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Rain 4–6 AM (50%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (80%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 62°17° · Storms all afternoon (100%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Storms all night (90%)
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Storms 6–7 AM (80%) · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	63%	92%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	59%	98%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	57%	97%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	55%	96%	1
Sat 6p	Showers	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	53%	80%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	57%	85%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	70%	78%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	72%	90%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	72%	85%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	72%	90%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	78%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sun 2a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	80%	95%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	86%	99%	0
Sun 4a	Rain	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	90%	98%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	94%	0
Sun 6a	Drizzle	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	96%	0
Sun 7a	Drizzle	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	80%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	100%	95%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	80%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	100%	99%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	80%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	100%	96%	0
Sun 10a	Drizzle	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	80%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	100%	97%	1
Sun 11a	Rain	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	80%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	93%	97%	1
Sun 12p	Thunderstorms	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	80%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	93%	99%	0
Sun 1p	Thunderstorms	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	100%, 0.32 in8.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	93%	100%	1
Sun 2p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	100%, 0.32 in8.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	93%	100%	1
Sun 3p	Thunderstorms	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	100%, 0.32 in8.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	90%	96%	0
Sun 4p	Thunderstorms	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	80%, 0.32 in8.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	87%	99%	1
Sun 5p	Thunderstorms	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	80%, 0.32 in8.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	87%	98%	0
Sun 6p	Thunderstorms	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	80%, 0.32 in8.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	84%	99%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	50%, 0.28 in7.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	87%	98%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 60°16°)	60°16°	50%, 0.28 in7.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	96%	99%	0
Sun 9p	Thunderstorms	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	50%, 0.28 in7.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	100%	90%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	70%, 0.28 in7.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Thunderstorms	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	70%, 0.28 in7.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	100%	93%	0
Mon 12a	Thunderstorms	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	70%, 0.28 in7.1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	100%	94%	0
Mon 1a	Thunderstorms	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	90%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	100%	98%	0
Mon 2a	Thunderstorms	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	90%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	94%	0
Mon 3a	Thunderstorms	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	90%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	100%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Thunderstorms	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	80%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	100%	92%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	80%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	100%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Thunderstorms	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	80%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	100%	94%	0
Mon 7a	Showers	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	100%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Showers	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	100%	93%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	100%	95%	0
Mon 10a	Showers	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	96%	89%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	87%	87%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	78%	85%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	30%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	73%	93%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 55°13°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Storms 0.88 in22 mm, 100% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 53°12°
  80% chance · 1.4 in35 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Thunderstorms, 62°17°
  100% chance · 1.9 in47 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Thunderstorms, 60°16°
  80% chance · 1.7 in44 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Thunderstorms, 54°12°
  90% chance · 1.6 in41 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 64. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Oct 26. Thunderstorms. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Storms 0.52 in13 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Thunderstorms, 51°11°
  80% chance · 0.32 in8.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Rain, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
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. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Clear, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Sunny. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Storms 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 58°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  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
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–55°13°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°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
59°15°–70°21°
Low, likely
35°2°–54°12°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
96% chance of rain, high 64°, low 50°, cooling off.
Monday
82% chance of rain, high 70°, low 49°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 64–77°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 58 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 15 min less
Golden hour: 6:25–7:16 PM; Morning 7:47–8:38 AM
Blue hour: 7:16–7:26 PM; Morning 7:36–7:47 AM; first light 7:36 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 90% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:21 AM · rises 5:58 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Cactus. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Stars tonight? Poor

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