Observed 5:55 PM CDT at KGRK

Harker Heights, TX weather

Mostly sunny and 82°28°.

Mostly agree

Now 82°28°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the east-southeast. 58–10 mph17 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.14 inHg1021 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 61°16° tonight at 5 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 61°16° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 5 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 81°27° by 3 PM · 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 6p	Partly sunny	83°28° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	43%	27%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	32%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	64%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	65%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	74%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	77%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	73%	67%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	78%	64%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	84%	34%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	90%	37%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	97%	64%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	97%	71%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	97%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	74%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	87%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	87%	86%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	73%	89%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	60%	90%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	54%	92%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	47%	91%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	92%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	42%	94%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	39%	95%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	98%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	98%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	98%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 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 mph18 km/h	56%	99%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	58%	97%	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%	94%	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	62%	89%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	77%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	67%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	27%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	18%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	80%	58%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	86%	80%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	86%	77%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	75%	87%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	65%	90%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	74%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	83%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	84%	5
Mon 2p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	78%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	77%	5
Mon 4p	Mostly cloudy	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	61%	4
Mon 5p	Mostly cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	69%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 77°25° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 53°12°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 76°24° / 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, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 53°12°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 76°24° / 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 81°27°
  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. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 53°12°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 52°11°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 63°17°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 5 mph. 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
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 52°11°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 62°17°. Typical 75°24° / 52°11°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°28°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 52°11°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 78°26°, low 63°17°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  20% 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 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 82°28°, low 66°19°. Typical 74°23° / 51°11°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–85°29°
Low, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 69°21°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 79°26°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 66°19°
  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
81°27°–89°32°
Low, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 63°17°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°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
77°25°–89°32°
Low, likely
47°8°–71°22°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 61°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 55°.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 61°.
Rest of week
Highs 78–84°; 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

North Texas Lakes at Stillhouse Hollow Lake

7.0 mi

Level: 621 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

North Texas Lakes at Belton Lake

11 mi

Level: 593 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Leon River near Belton

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Little River near Little River

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 69 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 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 12Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 57°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?

KILLEEN · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1983–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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Harker Heights weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 9 min; Losing 1 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 1 min less
Golden hour: 6:16–7:04 PM; Morning 7:24–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 7:04–7:13 PM; Morning 7:15–7:24 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 62% 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 west from Harker Heights. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.