Observed 5:55 PM CDT at KGYI

Preston, TX weather

Sunny and 79°26°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the southeast. 58–7 mph11 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.2 inHg1023 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 63°17° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

TonightDown to 64°18° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 64°18° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 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 7p	Clear	78°26° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	40%	24%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	79%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	82%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	84%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	83%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	82%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	72%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	69%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	75%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	63%	74%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	76%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	78%	81%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	84%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	79%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	66%	84%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	61%	88%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 81°27°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	90%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 82°28°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	90%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 83°28°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	87%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 82°28°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	88%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	95%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	97%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	98%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	52%	97%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	57%	94%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	57%	92%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	94%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	59%	94%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	59%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	61%	90%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	85%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	60%	77%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	63%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	55%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	59%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	48%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	67%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	74%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	57%	69%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	55%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	63%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	39%	60%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	68%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	80%	3
Mon 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	37%	84%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	85%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 63°17°. Typical 72°22° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 52°11°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 72°22° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 61, with temperatures rising to around 64 overnight. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–83°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 52°11°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 64°18°. Typical 71°22° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 51°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 65°18°. Typical 71°22° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South 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°–65°18°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 51°11°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 66°19°. Typical 71°22° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 81°27°).
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 51°11°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 67°19°. Typical 70°21° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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 rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 50°10°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 67°19°. Typical 70°21° / 50°10°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 50°10°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 77°25°, low 65°18°. Typical 69°21° / 50°10°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.31 in8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  40% chance · 0.16 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  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 77. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–83°28°
Low, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 50°10°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 69°21°. Typical 69°21° / 49°9°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 77°25°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  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
75°24°–89°32°
Low, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 49°9°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 65°18°. Typical 68°20° / 49°9°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  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°–90°32°
Low, likely
52°11°–74°23°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 49°9°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 63°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 61°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 64°.
Rest of week
Highs 76–81°; chance of precipitation on 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

Red River at Lake Texoma near Denison

6.2 mi

Level: 617 ft
Flow: 2,550,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Red River at Denison Dam near Denison

6.6 mi

Level: 3.7 ft
Flow: 38 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Washita River at Cumberland Cut near Cumberland

17 mi

Level: 617 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Washita River near Tishomingo

25 mi

Level: 624 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 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 10Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 PM–5:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

SHERMAN · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
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+5°+3°ThuOct 22
+4°+2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 3 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 9 min less
Golden hour: 6:07–6:57 PM; Morning 7:23–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:57–7:07 PM; Morning 7:13–7:23 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 74% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:38 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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