Observed 3:15 PM CDT at KDTO

Ponder, TX weather

Sunny and 82°28°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 82°28°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph17 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (82°28° then, 82°28° now)

Good hours for

High 83°28° today at 5 PM
Low 59°15° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 82°28° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 61°16° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 79°26° by 2 PM · 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 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	42%	51%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	40%	42%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	37%	10%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 75°24° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	39%	35%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	52%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	50%	63%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	67%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	85%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	68%	85%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	83%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	75%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	74%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	75%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	78%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	83%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	73%	85%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	85%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	87%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	50%	89%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	49%	89%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	90%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	92%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	45%	95%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	44%	96%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	97%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	57%	97%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	95%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	93%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	68%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	68%	95%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	96%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	51%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	78%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	69%	68%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	24%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	44%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	58%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	63%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	65%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	67%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	66%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	45%	74%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	78%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	38%	62%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 59°15°. Typical 75°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 52°11°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 74°23° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 52°11°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 74°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 74°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  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 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 63°17°. Typical 73°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 51°11°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 63°17°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance
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 after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 63°17°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 65°18°. Typical 72°22° / 49°9°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.27 in6.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 68°20°
  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
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 49°9°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 66°19°. Typical 72°22° / 49°9°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  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
77°25°–87°31°
Low, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 49°9°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  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
67°19°–82°28°
Low, likely
48°9°–74°23°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 59°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 60°.
Rest of week
Highs 74–83°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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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

Denton Creek near Justin

3.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Clear Creek near Sanger

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.2 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Trinity River near Boyd

16 mi

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

North Texas Lakes at Lake Ray Roberts

19 mi

Level: 631 ft

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 11Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–7:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

DENTON 2 SE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1913–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 7 min less
Golden hour: 6:11–7:00 PM; Morning 7:25–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 7:00–7:10 PM; Morning 7:15–7:25 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:00 AM · rises 5:42 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Ponder. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,100 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.