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When
Until 6:30 PM
Where
Wise; Denton; Collin; Hunt; Parker; Tarrant; Dallas; Rockwall; Kaufman; Hood; Johnson; Ellis; Henderson
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Friday, October 23, 2026.
Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone air pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Friday. You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a ride, walking, riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work, avoiding drive-through lanes, conserving energy, and keeping your vehicle properly tuned.
For more information on ozone:
Ozone: The Facts (www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/ozonefacts)
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Take care of Texas (www.takecareoftexas.org)
North Central Texas Council of Governments Air Quality (www.nctcog.org/trans/air/index.asp)
Areas: Wise; Denton; Collin; Hunt; Parker; Tarrant; Dallas; Rockwall; Kaufman; Hood; Johnson; Ellis; Henderson
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Observed 5:55 PM CDT at KTKI

Plano, TX weather

Sunny and 81°27°.

Forecasts agree

Now 81°27°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southeast. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality (notable): 112Unhealthy for sensitive groups; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.09 inHg1019 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 60°16° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 84°29° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 61°16° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 84°29° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 64°18° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Sunday afternoonUp to 81°27° by 2 PM · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 6p	Partly sunny	82°28° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	32%	31%	1
Fri 7p	Partly cloudy	78°26° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	36%	39%	0
Fri 8p	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	54%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	27%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	1%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	4%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	7%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	14%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	9%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	3%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	2%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	1%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	57%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	70%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	57%	71%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	61%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	68%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	41%	65%	5
Sat 2p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	38%	64%	5
Sat 3p	Cloudy	83°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	37%	64%	5
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	84°29° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	36%	56%	4
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	36%	47%	2
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	37%	45%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	79°26° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	53%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	48%	70%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	66%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	57%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	74%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	61%	86%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	83%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	73%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	68%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	73%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	74%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	78%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	58%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	51%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	68%	82%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	59%	87%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	88%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	49%	92%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	44%	90%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	42%	92%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	41%	93%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	41%	88%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 60°16°. Typical 77°25° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–83°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 62°17°. Typical 76°24° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 64 overnight. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 56°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 76°24° / 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 55°13°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 76°24° / 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 55°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 75°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly 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 around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 54°12°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 62°17°. Typical 75°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 54°12°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 74°23° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  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 81.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 54°12°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 64°18°. Typical 74°23° / 53°12°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
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 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 53°12°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 64°18°. Typical 74°23° / 53°12°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  30% 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
67°19°–81°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 53°12°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 68°20°. Typical 73°23° / 53°12°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 81°27°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  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
77°25°–84°29°
Low, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 53°12°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 60°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 84°, low 62°.
Sunday
Dry, high 81°, low 60°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 76–81°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Rowlette Creek near Sachse

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 65 cfs

Reading from Fri 5 PM · NWS gauge page

White Rock Creek at Dallas

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 70.2 ft
Flow: 21 cfs

Reading from Fri 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

North Texas Lakes at Lake Lewisville

13 mi

Level: 518 ft

Reading from Fri 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Elm Fork Trinity River near Carrollton

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 188 cfs

Reading from Fri 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

About 286% more cooling than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 4

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Sat, 12:00 AM–12:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

DALLAS FAA AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1939–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−12°−7°SatOct 17
−7°−4°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
+4°+2°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 7 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 9 min less
Golden hour: 6:10–6:59 PM; Morning 7:22–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:59–7:09 PM; Morning 7:12–7:22 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 10 PM–7:13 AM; moon 95% lit, sets 5:57 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

94% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:54 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Plano. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 22 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Air Quality Alert

Plano, TX weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rowlette Creek near Sachse

White Rock Creek at Dallas

North Texas Lakes at Lake Lewisville

Elm Fork Trinity River near Carrollton

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Good

Moon