Observed 2:40 PM CDT at KLBB

Hale Center, TX weather

Windy and 75°24°.

Forecasts agree

Now 75°24°

Windy

Wind: 21 mph33 km/h; From the south-southeast. Easing to 10 mph16 km/h by 1 AM
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM
Pressure: 30.08 inHg1019 hPa; Falling · −0.08 inHg−2.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h today 5–7 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Rain and storms Sunday from 7 AM (80%, 0.54 in14 mm)
Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h Sunday from 9 AM

This afternoonNear 75°24° · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 60°16° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Cloudy
Sunday morningNear 61°16° · Storms 7 AM–noon (50%) · gusts to 27 mph43 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
Fri 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	62%	63%	5
Fri 3p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	58%	46%	2
Fri 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	54%	78%	2
Fri 5p	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	54%	52%	1
Fri 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	54%	83%	0
Fri 7p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	57%	89%	0
Fri 8p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	70%	42%	0
Fri 9p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	73%	72%	0
Fri 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	75%	63%	0
Fri 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	78%	72%	0
Sat 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	75%	85%	0
Sat 1a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	72%	98%	0
Sat 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	78%	100%	0
Sat 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	78%	98%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	78%	89%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	95%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	91%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	92%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	94%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	93%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	81%	88%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	73%	95%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	70%	95%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	66%	98%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	98%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	61%	99%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	57%	98%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	57%	98%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	59%	96%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	61%	83%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	75%	83%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	91%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	78%	90%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	81%	89%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	84%	99%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	84%	96%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	84%	94%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	87%	100%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	87%	97%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 6a	Showers	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 7a	Showers	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 8a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 9a	Showers	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 10a	Thunderstorms	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	97%	100%	0
Sun 11a	Drizzle	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	93%	100%	1
Sun 12p	Thunderstorms	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	87%	100%	1
Sun 1p	Thunderstorms	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	63°17°	80%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	87%	100%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 72°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 15 to 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 44°7°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 71°22° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 43°6°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 66°19°, low 55°13°. Typical 71°22° / 43°6°. Storms 0.39 in9.9 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Thunderstorms, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Thunderstorms, 64°18°
  80% chance · 0.32 in8.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  80% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 10am, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 66. South southeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 43°6°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Oct 26. Thunderstorms. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Storms 0.24 in6.1 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  70% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  70% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
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 72°22°).
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 69°21° / 41°5°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 41°5°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 55°13°. Typical 69°21° / 41°5°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  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
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 68°20° / 40°4°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 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
65°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 68°20° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 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
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 40°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 58°, cooling off.
Sunday
79% chance of rain, high 66°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 66–72°; chance of precipitation on Monday, Tuesday, Friday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Salt Fork - Brazos River at Plainview

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.2 ft

Reading from Fri 2 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 5Typical 61

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 55°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–4:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

PLAINVIEW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1908–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−15°−9°SatOct 17
−12°−7°SunOct 18
−8°−5°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23

Hale Center weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 4 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 11 min less
Golden hour: 6:29–7:19 PM; Morning 7:43–8:33 AM
Blue hour: 7:19–7:29 PM; Morning 7:33–7:43 AM; first light 7:33 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 83% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

93% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:15 AM · rises 5:31 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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