Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KCRS

Mertens, TX weather

Clear and 57°14°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable · up to 60°16° by 11 AM (sticky)
UV index: 0Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 10 AM
High 86°30° today at 3 PM

This morningUp to 76°24° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 86°30° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 60°16° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 82°28° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 4 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 7a	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	1%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	63%	2%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	7%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	19%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	44%	32%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	85°29° (likely 81°27° to 85°29°)	84°29°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	55%	6
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	86°30° (likely 82°28° to 86°30°)	84°29°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	35%	66%	5
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	86°30° (likely 82°28° to 86°30°)	84°29°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	35%	23%	3
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	86°30° (likely 81°27° to 86°30°)	84°29°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	34%	26%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	38%	21%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	80°27° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	42%	18%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	27%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	57%	49%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	83%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	83%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	83%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	68%	83%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	69%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	71%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	87%	70%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	72%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	68%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	80%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	84%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	84%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	87%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	44%	89%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	41%	92%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	35%	92%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	35%	93%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	35%	94%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	35%	94%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	38%	95%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	44%	93%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	93%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	50%	94%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	96%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	96%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	88%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	64%	78%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	64%	51%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	66%	44%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 86°30°, low 58°14°. Typical 77°25° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 86°30°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 60 overnight. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 52°11°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 55°13°. Typical 77°25° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 52°11°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 59°15°. Typical 76°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  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, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East 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°–81°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 51°11°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 58°14°. Typical 76°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°24°
  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 80. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 51°11°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 60°16°. Typical 76°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 51°11°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
78°26°–85°29°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 79°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 67°19°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.28 in7.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 82°28°, low 69°21°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 76°25°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  20% chance · 0.59 in15 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°–85°29°
Low, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 66°19°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°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
71°22°–83°28°
Low, likely
59°15°–74°23°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 86°, low 58°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 82°, low 55°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 59°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 76–83°.

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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

North Texas Lakes at Navarro Mills Lake

14 mi

Level: 422 ft

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

North Texas Lakes at Bardwell Lake

20 mi

Level: 419 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

North Texas Lakes at Lake Waxahachie

20 mi

Level: 527 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

North Texas Lakes at Aquilla Lake

21 mi

Level: 535 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 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 14Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–11:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Hillsboro · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1903–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−12°−7°SunOct 18
−6°−3°MonOct 19
−6°−3°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
+1°ThuOct 22
+5°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 7 min; Losing 1 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 4 min less
Golden hour: 6:11–7:00 PM; Morning 7:22–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 7:00–7:10 PM; Morning 7:13–7:22 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 66% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:57 AM · rises 5:41 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Mertens, 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 Navarro Mills Lake

North Texas Lakes at Bardwell Lake

North Texas Lakes at Lake Waxahachie

North Texas Lakes at Aquilla Lake

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