Observed 3:35 AM CDT at KSNK

Lake Colorado City, TX weather

Clear and 63°17°.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the southeast. Gusts to 22 mph36 km/h around 4 PM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable · up to 56°13° by 10 AM (a little sticky)
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (63°17° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Low 61°16° today at 7 AM
Above 70°21° today by noon
High 79°26° tonight at 6 PM
Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h tomorrow 7 AM–2 PM

TonightNear 63°17° · Mostly cloudy
This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Cloudy
TonightDown to 66°19° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 5 PM · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 65°18° by 3 AM · 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 4a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	73%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	78%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	79%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	78%	88%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	88%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	78%	90%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	70%	95%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	66%	96%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	59%	97%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	55%	97%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	52%	96%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	45%	84%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	45%	79%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	43%	88%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	42%	93%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	46%	95%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	52%	96%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	57%	87%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	59%	89%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	61%	94%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	97%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	97%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	66%	86%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	70%	87%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	73%	94%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	75%	88%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	75%	89%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	81%	98%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	84%	97%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	81%	90%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	73%	84%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	66%	82%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	59%	82%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	53%	82%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	50%	87%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	47%	93%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	47%	90%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	43%	89%	1
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	45%	95%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	48%	94%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	53%	97%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	55%	97%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	59%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	61%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	61%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	63%	83%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	66°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	65%	72%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	65%	81%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–61°16°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 79°26°, low 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 76°24°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.29 in7.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
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 78.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 63°17°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 63°17°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.43 in11 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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
66°19°–81°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 63°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°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
72°22°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–70°21°
Wind
33 mph54 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 61°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 62°.
Monday
32% chance of rain, high 76°, low 60°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 73–81°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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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

Morgan Creek (TX) at Lake Colorado City

1.0 mi

Level: 2059 ft
Flow: 19,300 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Colorado River (TX) 1 mile WSW of Colorado City

4.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Champion Creek at Champion Creek Reservoir

6.4 mi

Level: 2064 ft
Flow: 21,900 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Beals Creek 11 miles S of Westbrook

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

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: 6:27–7:16 PM; Morning 7:39–8:28 AM
Blue hour: 7:16–7:25 PM; Morning 7:29–7:39 AM; first light 7:29 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 79% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:14 AM · rises 5:57 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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