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Until 6:30 PM
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Wise; Denton; Collin; Hunt; Parker; Tarrant; Dallas; Rockwall; Kaufman; Hood; Johnson; Ellis; Henderson
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Friday, October 23, 2026.
Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone air pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Friday. You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a ride, walking, riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work, avoiding drive-through lanes, conserving energy, and keeping your vehicle properly tuned.
For more information on ozone:
Ozone: The Facts (www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/ozonefacts)
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Take care of Texas (www.takecareoftexas.org)
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Areas: Wise; Denton; Collin; Hunt; Parker; Tarrant; Dallas; Rockwall; Kaufman; Hood; Johnson; Ellis; Henderson
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Observed 5:35 PM CDT at KJWY

Ennis, TX weather

Sunny and 81°27°.

Forecasts agree

Now 81°27°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 2–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.09 inHg1019 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

Good hours for

Low 57°14° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 86°30° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 75°24° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 86°30° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 61°16° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Sunday afternoonUp to 82°28° by 3 PM · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 6p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	32%	6%	1
Fri 7p	Clear	78°26° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	39%	12%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	0%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	1%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	40%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	23%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	2%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	78%	44%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	44%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	43%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	45%	42%	5
Sat 1p	Cloudy	83°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	40%	58%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	84°29° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	38%	51%	6
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	84°29° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	37%	51%	5
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	86°30° (likely 82°28° to 86°30°)	85°29°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	36%	50%	4
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	84°29° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	37%	47%	2
Sat 6p	Mostly sunny	83°28° (likely 77°25° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	38%	50%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	80°27° (likely 73°23° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	50%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	19%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	59%	29%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	41%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	78%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	77%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	78%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	84%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	87%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	83%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	84%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	74%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	69%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	83%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	64%	82%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	81%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	91%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	44%	88%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	93%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	40%	94%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	41%	95%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 57°14°. Typical 77°25° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 52°11°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 86°30°, low 59°15°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 86°30°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 52°11°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 56°13°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 52°11°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 59°15°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 58°14°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 59°15°. Typical 74°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 59°15°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 65°18°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 64°18°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 73°23°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% 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
70°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 68°20°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 82°28°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 78°25°
  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
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 86°, low 59°.
Sunday
Dry, high 82°, low 56°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 77–83°.

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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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

North Texas Lakes at Bardwell Lake

5.0 mi

Level: 419 ft

Reading from Fri 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

North Texas Lakes at Lake Waxahachie

10 mi

Level: 527 ft

Reading from Fri 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Chambers Creek near Rice

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Fri 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Trinity River near Rosser

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 775 cfs

Reading from Fri 4:30 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 14Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–3:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

FERRIS · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1962–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 8 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 7 min less
Golden hour: 6:11–7:00 PM; Morning 7:21–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 7:00–7:09 PM; Morning 7:11–7:21 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:09 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

94% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:54 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Ennis. 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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