Observed 2:55 PM CDT at KCPT

Joshua, TX weather

Sunny and 81°27°.

Forecasts agree

Now 81°27°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–10 mph17 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 53°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Was high 2–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.12 inHg1020 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.6 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 (83°28° then, 81°27° now)

Good hours for

High 82°28° today at 5 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 9 PM
Low 60°16° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 82°28° · Clear
TonightDown to 62°17° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 78°26° by 2 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 3p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	24%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	44%	18%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	43%	17%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	25%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	25%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	57%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	74%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	84%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	84%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	70%	71%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	75%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	84%	33%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	87%	31%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	70%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	68%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	97%	77%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	81%	81%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	71%	81%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	62%	84%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	56%	87%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	52%	89%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	49%	92%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	47%	93%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	47%	92%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	95%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	97%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	90%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	94%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	97%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	97%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	97%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	89%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	68%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	73%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	68%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	75%	72%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	35%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	28%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	58%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	60%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	63%	61%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	69%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	74%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	45%	85%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	61%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 60°16°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 62°17°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
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 81°27°).
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 62°17°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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 75. 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
71°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 65°18°. Typical 72°22° / 49°9°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  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°–81°27°
Low, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 49°9°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 82°28°, low 67°19°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
78°26°–88°31°
Low, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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
67°19°–83°28°
Low, likely
47°8°–72°22°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 60°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 56°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 60°.
Rest of week
Highs 75–82°; 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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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

North Texas Lakes at Lake Pat Cleburne

12 mi

Level: 731 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Village Creek near Everman

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

North Texas Lakes at Benbrook Lake

14 mi

Level: 687 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Marys Creek near Benbrook

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 3 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

This week 10Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 53°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–8:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

CLEBURNE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1907–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−10°−6°SunOct 18
−6°−3°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
+3°+2°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 6 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 5 min less
Golden hour: 6:12–7:01 PM; Morning 7:24–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 7:01–7:11 PM; Morning 7:15–7:24 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 64% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:00 AM · rises 5:43 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Joshua, TX weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

North Texas Lakes at Lake Pat Cleburne

Village Creek near Everman

North Texas Lakes at Benbrook Lake

Marys Creek near Benbrook

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