Observed 9:55 AM CDT at KGYB

McDade, TX weather

Sunny and 73°23°.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the east. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 63°17°; Sticky
UV index: 3Moderate; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (70°21° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

High 87°31° today at 4 PM
Low 59°15° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 87°31° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 60°16° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 77°25° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 82°28° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 9 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 47 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11a	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	23%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	53%	36%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	84°29° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	84°29°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	46%	62%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	85°29° (likely 83°28° to 85°29°)	85°29°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	47%	6
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	86°30° (likely 83°28° to 86°30°)	86°30°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	42%	41%	5
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	87°31° (likely 84°29° to 87°31°)	86°30°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	39%	38%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	86°30° (likely 83°28° to 86°30°)	85°29°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	40%	35%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	85°29° (likely 81°27° to 85°29°)	85°29°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	72%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 76°24° to 82°28°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	46%	75%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	78%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	85%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	63%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	73%	72%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	78%	75%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	84%	73%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	90%	71%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	70%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	72%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	83%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	84%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	66%	87%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	93%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	45%	95%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	41%	92%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	37%	92%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	34%	94%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	33%	96%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	83°28° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	31%	96%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	32%	94%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	92%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	41%	89%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	94%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	95%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	58%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	80%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	74%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	73%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	67%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	65%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	53%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	38%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	49%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 87°31°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 87°31°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
84°29°–87°31°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 83°28°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–63°17°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–83°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°28°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 83°28°, low 58°14°. Storms 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 83°28°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  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 slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 79°26°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–68°20°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 68°20°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°28°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 71°22°
  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
67°19°–69°21°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 70°21°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.2 in5 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
81°27°–90°32°
Low, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 66°19°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°21°
  20% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  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°–84°29°
Low, likely
61°16°–73°23°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 87°, low 59°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 83°, low 52°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 83°, low 58°.
Rest of week
Highs 78–84°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

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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

Colorado River (TX) at Bastrop

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 612 cfs

Forecast peak 3.2 ft Tue 5 PM

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Colorado River (TX) near Smithville

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 482 cfs

Forecast peak 1.6 ft Tue 10 AM

Reading from Sat 9:10 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Sandy Creek (TX) near Elgin

4.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.5 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Wilbarger Creek at Elgin

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 11 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 6:15–7:03 PM; Morning 7:22–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 7:03–7:13 PM; Morning 7:12–7:22 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 75% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:44 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

McDade, TX weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Colorado River (TX) at Bastrop

Colorado River (TX) near Smithville

Big Sandy Creek (TX) near Elgin

Wilbarger Creek at Elgin

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon