Observed 10:50 AM CDT at KACT

Riesel, TX weather

Sunny and 73°23°.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southwest. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 61Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 86°30° today at 4 PM
Low 56°13° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 86°30° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 75°24° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 86°30° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 61°16° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 70°21° by 10 AM · 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
Fri 11a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	46%	0%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	39%	0%	5
Fri 1p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	32%	2%	6
Fri 2p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	30%	5%	6
Fri 3p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 82°28° to 85°29°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	28%	5%	5
Fri 4p	Mostly sunny	86°30° (likely 82°28° to 86°30°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	26%	10%	3
Fri 5p	Mostly sunny	85°29° (likely 80°27° to 85°29°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	27%	16%	1
Fri 6p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	29%	23%	0
Fri 7p	Mostly clear	79°26° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	32%	20%	0
Fri 8p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	26%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	46%	5%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	4%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	4%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	6%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	7%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	60%	5%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	65%	2%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	16%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	11%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	15%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	20%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	84%	20%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	24%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	56%	65%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	50%	63%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	44%	62%	5
Sat 2p	Cloudy	84°29° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	40%	62%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	84°29° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	38%	57%	5
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	86°30° (likely 82°28° to 86°30°)	84°29°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	35%	32%	4
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	84°29° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	37%	45%	3
Sat 6p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	37%	3%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	80°27° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	42%	20%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	17%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	51%	48%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	26%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	69%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	61%	77%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	73%	75%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	63%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	87%	64%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	87%	68%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	90%	70%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	76%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	78%	69%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	68%	74%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 86°30°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 86°30°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 86°30°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly 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, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 82°28°, low 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
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°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 59°15°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 65°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  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 82. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 76°25°
  30% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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
72°22°–82°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–69°21°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 86°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 86°, low 59°.
Sunday
Dry, high 82°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 76–82°.

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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

Brazos River at Waco

8.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 218 cfs

Reading from Fri 10 AM · NWS gauge page

North Texas Lakes at Waco Lake

17 mi

Level: 459 ft

Reading from Fri 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Brazos River near Highbank

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 192 cfs

Reading from Fri 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

North Texas Lakes at Lake Mexia

25 mi

Level: 446 ft

Reading from Fri 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 10 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 4 min less
Golden hour: 6:13–7:02 PM; Morning 7:21–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 7:02–7:11 PM; Morning 7:11–7:21 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 9 PM–7:12 AM; moon 95% lit, sets 5:57 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:55 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Riesel. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,500 ft, 18 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.