Observed 2:15 PM CDT at KGOP

Gatesville, TX weather

Partly cloudy and 81°27°.

Mostly agree

Now 81°27°

Partly sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/hgusts 17 mph28 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 59°15°; A little sticky
UV index: 6High; High until 3 PM
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.1 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 (82°28° then, 81°27° now)

Good hours for

High 84°29° today at 5 PM
Low 61°16° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 83°28° · Clear
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 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 71°22° by 11 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 2p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	27%	6
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	47%	27%	5
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	17%	3
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	84°29° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	84°29°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	43%	21%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	46%	21%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	63%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	74%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	66%	82%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	71%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	73%	82%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	78%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	87%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	97%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	75%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	73%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	77%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	83%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	90%	86%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	73%	89%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	60%	92%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	52%	90%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	47%	92%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	45%	92%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	41%	91%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	42%	89%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	41%	98%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	97%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	98%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	98%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	98%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	71%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	98%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	84%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	85%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	66%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	69%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	70%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	74%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	84%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	86%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	75%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	46%	34%	5
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	42%	33%	5

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (2009–2026)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 61°16°. Typical 78°25° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
78°25° / 54°12°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 54°12°. Typical 77°25° / 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 53°12°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 77°25° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. 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°–60°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 53°12°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 77°25° / 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–83°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 53°12°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 63°17°. Typical 76°24° / 53°11°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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 83°28°).
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 53°11°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 62°17°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–84°29°
Low, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 52°11°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 62°17°. Typical 75°24° / 52°11°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. 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
72°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 52°11°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 67°19°. Typical 75°24° / 52°11°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 70°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–83°28°
Low, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 52°11°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 82°28°, low 68°20°. Typical 74°23° / 51°11°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 78°25°
  Dry
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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–89°32°
Low, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 60°16°. Typical 74°23° / 51°10°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°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
74°23°–84°29°
Low, likely
47°8°–74°23°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°10°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 61°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 54°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 60°.
Rest of week
Highs 77–83°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

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

Leon River at Gatesville

0.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Cowhouse Creek near Pidcoke

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:55 PM · NWS gauge page

North Bosque River at Valley Mills

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Middle Bosque River near McGregor

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 1070% more cooling than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 1

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 59°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Gatesville Municipal Airport · forecast.blue computed averages, 2009–2026 · records 2009–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Gatesville station, 1900–2021: records and averages

This station closed and is no longer reporting, but has a long history nearby. Its own average annual high was about 79°26°, over its full 1900–2021 record — not an NCEI normal, and not the same station as the computed averages above.

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 9 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 3 min less
Golden hour: 6:15–7:04 PM; Morning 7:25–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 7:04–7:13 PM; Morning 7:15–7:25 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 78% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:00 AM · rises 5:45 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Gatesville, TX weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Leon River at Gatesville

Cowhouse Creek near Pidcoke

North Bosque River at Valley Mills

Middle Bosque River near McGregor

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