Observed 2:10 AM CDT at KRBD

Lancaster, TX weather

Clear and 63°17°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 2 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable · up to 56°13° by 11 AM (a little sticky)
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 76Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.15 inHg1021 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (64°18° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Low 56°13° today at 7 AM
Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 85°29° today at 4 PM

TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Clear
This morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 85°29° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 60°16° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 62°17° by 1 AM · 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 2a	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	62%	5%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	4%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	1%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	2%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	5%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	6%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	55%	39%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	45%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	41%	50%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	83°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	37%	55%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	83°28° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	36%	64%	5
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	85°29° (likely 81°27° to 85°29°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	33%	30%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	16%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	13%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	49%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	51%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	55%	73%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	63%	83%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	65%	83%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	83%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	69%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	78%	56%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	45%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	59%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	74%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	70%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	87%	67%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	57%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	66%	76%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	84%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	89%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	45%	87%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	44%	90%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	41%	92%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	42%	94%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	42%	94%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	94%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	90%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	92%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	85%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	68%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	60%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 85°29°, low 56°13°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 52°11°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 81°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 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
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 52°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 59°15°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 60°16°. Typical 74°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 65°18°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  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 showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 80°27°, low 67°19°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 80°27°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.53 in14 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.8 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
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 82°28°, low 69°21°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 82°28°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 78°26°
  20% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.5 in13 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
78°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 80°27°, low 65°18°. Typical 72°22° / 49°9°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  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
75°24°–85°29°
Low, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 49°9°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 85°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 56°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 59°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 78–83°.

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

Trinity River at Dallas

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.8 ft
Flow: 461 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

North Texas Lakes at Mountain Creek Lake

14 mi

Level: 458 ft

Reading from Sat 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page

North Texas Lakes at Joe Pool Lake

14 mi

Level: 520 ft

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

East Fork Trinity River near Crandall

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.3 ft
Flow: 102 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · 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

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

FERRIS · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1962–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Lancaster 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 6 min less
Golden hour: 6:10–6:59 PM; Morning 7:22–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:59–7:09 PM; Morning 7:13–7:22 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 2:36–7:13 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:57 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:57 AM · rises 5:40 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Lancaster. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,700 ft, 24 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.