Observed 1:55 PM CDT at KPSX

Matagorda, TX weather

Sunny and 84°29°.

Forecasts agree

Now 84°29°

Sunny

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the east-southeast. 1016–15 mph24 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 66°19°; Muggy
UV index: 6High; High until 3 PM

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (83°28° then, 84°29° now)

Good hours for

High 83°28° today at 3 PM
Below 80°27° tonight after 6 PM
Low 68°20° tonight at 4 AM

This afternoonNear 82°28° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 68°20° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 78°26° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 79°26° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 64°18° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 78°26° by 11 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 2p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	84°29°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	58%	36%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	85°29°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	55%	38%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	83°28°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	58%	31%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	83°28°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	58%	39%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	24%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	69%	10%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	76%	11%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	76%	15%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	76%	21%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	79%	26%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	79%	25%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	79%	25%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	81%	71%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	81%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	84%	84%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	81%	86%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	84%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	93%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	81%	95%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	73%	91%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	60%	96%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	54%	97%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	52%	93%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	50%	82%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	50%	80%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	50%	81%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	81°27°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	49%	86%	4
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	91%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	96%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	64%	93%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	94%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	76%	98%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	98%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	81%	97%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	87%	95%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	87%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	98%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	97%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	97%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	89%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	97%	70%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	64°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	97%	72%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	84%	73%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	71%	77%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	64%	64%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	82°28°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	60%	73%	3
Mon 1p	Showers	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	83°28°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	58%	66%	5

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 68°20°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–83°28°
Low, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 80°27°, low 64°18°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 68°20°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 81°27°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 81°27°, low 68°20°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 82°28°, low 69°21°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 71°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 67°19°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 80°27°, low 69°21°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 74°24°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 74°23°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 83°28°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 77°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 76°24°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 75°24°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 77°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 75°24°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 68°20°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°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
78°26°–86°30°
Low, likely
62°17°–76°24°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 68°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 64°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 68°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 80–83°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (HGX) (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

Colorado River (TX) at Matagorda

0.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 1,070 cfs

Forecast peak 2.1 ft Tue 1 AM

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Colorado River (TX) near Bay City

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 317 cfs

Forecast peak 3.1 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Tres Palacios River near Midfield

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 15 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Linnville Bayou at FM 521 near Cedar Lane

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 15 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 56 min less
Golden hour: 6:12–6:59 PM; Morning 7:15–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:59–7:09 PM; Morning 7:06–7:15 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:09–11 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:51 AM · rises 5:40 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Matagorda. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Matagorda, TX weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Colorado River (TX) at Matagorda

Colorado River (TX) near Bay City

Tres Palacios River near Midfield

Linnville Bayou at FM 521 near Cedar Lane

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon