Observed 7:50 AM CDT at KMWL

Cool, TX weather

Sunny and 54°12°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable · up to 55°13° by 10 AM (a little sticky)
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

6°3° cooler than this time yesterday (58°14° then, 52°11° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 84°29° today at 3 PM

This morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 84°29° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 62°17° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 5 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 4 AM · 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 8a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	26%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	68%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	49%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	73%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	50%	73%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	44%	71%	5
Sat 2p	Cloudy	83°28° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	38%	73%	5
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	84°29° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	37%	78%	5
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	84°29° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	37%	55%	4
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	84°29° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	37%	60%	2
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	77%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	72%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	50%	71%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	77%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	61%	83%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	86%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	86%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	68%	85%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	86%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	85%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	84%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	83%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	83%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	87%	82%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	80%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	73%	82%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	84%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	88%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	47%	95%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	47%	96%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	42%	97%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	41%	97%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	39%	97%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	41%	91%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	87%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	82%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	85%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	86%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	60%	75%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	70%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	51%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	41%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	52%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	67%	43%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	50%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	57%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 60°16°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  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 81. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 60 overnight. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 75°24° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 49°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 60°16°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 5% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 67°20°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 65°18°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Rain 0.91 in23 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.38 in9.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.66 in17 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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
68°20°–78°26°
Low, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 66°19°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 80°27°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.17 in4.4 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
76°24°–83°28°
Low, likely
66°19°–67°19°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 63°17°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°20°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–83°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–72°22°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 60°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 56°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 79°, low 58°.
Rest of week
Highs 73–83°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

North Texas Lakes at Lake Mineral Wells

2.1 mi

Level: 862 ft

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Brazos River near Dennis

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 102 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Brazos River near Palo Pinto

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 184 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

North Texas Lakes at Lake Palo Pinto

18 mi

Level: 864 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 13Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

MINERAL WELLS AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−4°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
+1°±0°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
+4°+2°ThuOct 22
+5°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Cool weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 6:14–7:04 PM; Morning 7:27–8:17 AM
Blue hour: 7:04–7:13 PM; Morning 7:18–7:27 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:03 AM · rises 5:45 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Cool.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Cool, TX weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

North Texas Lakes at Lake Mineral Wells

Brazos River near Dennis

Brazos River near Palo Pinto

North Texas Lakes at Lake Palo Pinto

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