Colorado River (TX) near Smithville
18 mi- Level
- 1.4 ft
- Flow
- 471 cfs
Forecast peak 1.4 ft Sat 8 AM
Reading from Sat 6:10 AM · NWS gauge page
Observed 5:55 AM CDT at KGYB
Giddings, TX weather
Clear and 55°13°.
Today: low 60°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°), high 86°30° (likely 81°27° to 86°30°).
Now 55°13°
Clear
- Wind
- Calm
- Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 7 PM
- Dew point
- 53°12°
- Comfortable · up to 61°16° by 9 AM (sticky)
- Humidity
- 92%
- Air 55°13°, dew point 53°12° · fog or dew likely
- UV index
- 0Low
- High 1–3 PM · peak 6
- Pressure
- 30.2 inHg1023 hPa
- Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
About the same as this time yesterday (53°12° then, 55°13° now)
Good hours for
This morningUp to 76°24° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 86°30° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 61°16° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 75°24° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 82°28° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7a | Clear | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 100% | 9% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Sunny | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°) | 58°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 100% | 12% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Mostly sunny | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 93% | 15% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Partly sunny | 71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 71°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 73% | 23% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Mostly sunny | 76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 76°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 62% | 28% | 4 |
| Sat 12p | Mostly sunny | 80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°) | 81°27° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 54% | 28% | 5 |
| Sat 1p | Mostly sunny | 83°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°) | 84°29° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 49% | 25% | 6 |
| Sat 2p | Mostly sunny | 84°29° (likely 81°27° to 85°29°) | 84°29° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 46% | 28% | 6 |
| Sat 3p | Mostly sunny | 85°29° (likely 81°27° to 86°30°) | 85°29° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 43% | 29% | 5 |
| Sat 4p | Mostly sunny | 86°30° (likely 81°27° to 86°30°) | 85°29° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 40% | 30% | 4 |
| Sat 5p | Sunny | 85°29° (likely 81°27° to 86°30°) | 85°29° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 41% | 34% | 3 |
| Sat 6p | Sunny | 84°29° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°) | 84°29° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 43% | 37% | 1 |
| Sat 7p | Mostly clear | 80°27° (likely 75°24° to 81°27°) | 81°27° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 49% | 51% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 75°24° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°) | 75°24° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 58% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 70°21° to 78°26°) | 73°23° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 64% | 89% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°) | 71°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 68% | 83% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°) | 69°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 73% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°) | 67°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 81% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 84% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Partly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 90% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 93% | 69% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 97% | 65% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Partly cloudy | 61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 97% | 52% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph10 km/h | 97% | 72% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Mostly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 96% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Mostly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°) | 60°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph10 km/h | 96% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 87% | 82% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 68% | 86% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 58% | 89% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 78°26° (likely 77°25° to 78°26°) | 78°26° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 50% | 90% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°) | 80°27° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 44% | 92% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°) | 81°27° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 39% | 94% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 81°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°) | 80°27° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 37% | 95% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 82°28° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°) | 81°27° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 33% | 96% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 80°27° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°) | 79°26° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 34% | 98% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°) | 79°26° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 34% | 98% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 39% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 70°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 47% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°) | 67°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 50% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 52% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°) | 64°18° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 56% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 63°17° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 60% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 62°17° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 65% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Mostly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 60°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 72% | 84% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Mostly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 75% | 57% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Clear | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 77% | 24% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Mostly cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 56°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 83% | 19% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Mostly cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 83% | 28% | 0 |
Days ahead
Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 86°30°, low 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 58°14°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 86°30°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 75°24°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 86. East southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 81°27°–86°30°
- Low, likely
- 55°13°–61°16°
- Wind
- 14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 82°28°, low 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 60°16°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 82°28°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 70°21°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly cloudy, 56°13°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. East wind 5 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
- 80°27°–82°28°
- Low, likely
- 56°13°–63°17°
- Wind
- 12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 57°14°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 82°28°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 73°23°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 81°27°–83°28°
- Low, likely
- 54°12°–60°16°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 59°15°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 63°17°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 81°27°20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 74°23°20% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 66°19°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 77°25°–83°28°
- Low, likely
- 59°15°–65°18°
- Wind
- 11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 66°19°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 83°28°30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 74°23°30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 65°18°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 81°27°–85°29°
- Low, likely
- 59°15°–67°19°
- Wind
- 14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 82°28°, low 60°16°. Storms 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 67°19°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 84°29°30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 77°25°30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 66°19°20% chance
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 82. 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
- 79°26°–85°29°
- Low, likely
- 60°16°–67°19°
- Wind
- 14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 67°19°30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 77°25°40% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 72°22°40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 66°19°30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 75°24°–80°27°
- Low, likely
- 60°16°–68°20°
- Wind
- 14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 68°20°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 69°21°20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 83°28°30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 77°25°30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 71°22°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
- 79°26°–87°31°
- Low, likely
- 66°19°–69°21°
- Wind
- 20 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 85°29°, low 71°22°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 73°23°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 85°30°20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 79°26°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 71°22°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
- 83°28°–90°32°
- Low, likely
- 67°19°–74°23°
- Wind
- 12 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 68°20°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 71°22°20% chance · 0.32 in8.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 75°24°20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 72°22°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
- 73°23°–86°30°
- Low, likely
- 61°16°–74°23°
- Wind
- 23 mph37 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 86°, low 60°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 82°, low 56°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 82°, low 60°.
Rest of week
Highs 79–85°; chance of precipitation on 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
Below flood stage
Colorado River (TX) above La Grange
19 mi- Level
- 2.5 ft
- Flow
- 405 cfs
Forecast peak 2.6 ft Tue 6 AM
Reading from Sat 6:25 AM · NWS gauge page
Colorado River (TX) at Bastrop
24 mi- Level
- 2.9 ft
- Flow
- 620 cfs
Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 8 AM
Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Middle Yegua Creek near Dime Box
11 mi- Level
- 0.3 ft
Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 6:47 PM.
- Daylight
- 11 h 11 min
- Losing 1 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 59 min less
- Golden hour
- 6:14–7:02 PM
- Morning 7:20–8:08 AM
- Blue hour
- 7:02–7:11 PM
- Morning 7:11–7:20 AM; first light 7:11 AM
Stars tonight? Poor
Clouds most of the night (about 75% cover).
Moon
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:43 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
