Observed 11:05 AM CDT at KABI

Rochester, TX weather

Sunny and 72°22°.

Forecasts agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 16 mph26 km/h; From the south. 1016–16 mph26 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky
UV index: 2Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (73°23° then, 71°22° now)

Good hours for

High 78°26° tonight at 6 PM
Low 64°18° tomorrow at 8 AM

This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 66°19° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 62°17° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 10 AM · rain chance 10% · 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 11a	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	46%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	54%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	78%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	50%	73%	6
Sat 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	47%	83%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	47%	81%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	47%	84%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	47%	85%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	52%	87%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	57%	93%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	61%	89%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	91%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	94%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	66%	88%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	90%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	90%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	70%	87%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	73%	82%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	75%	93%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	81%	96%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	81%	98%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	84%	99%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	84%	99%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	76%	98%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	71%	96%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	62%	87%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	55%	82%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	52%	84%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	47%	80%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	45%	80%	4
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	45%	72%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	43%	70%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	51%	60%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	53%	70%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	57%	82%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	61%	93%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	61%	72%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	63%	69%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	65%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	63%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	31%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	53%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	70%	78%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	80%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	82%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	70%	78%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	81%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	63%	87%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 63°17°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
59°15°–61°16°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 60°16°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  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 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 65°19°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 65°18°
  60% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 70°21°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 73°23°, low 63°17°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Rain 1.2 in29 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.6 in15 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 67°20°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–78°26°
Low, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 62°17°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 60°16°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–81°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–71°22°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 63°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 60°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 59°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 72–80°; 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

Salt Fork - Brazos River near Aspermont 13N

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

South Wichita River near Benjamin

23 mi

Level: 9.0 ft
Flow: 586 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

West Central Texas Lakes at Lake Stamford

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1414 ft
Flow: 33,900 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:30 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 10Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 57°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–10:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Haskell · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 4 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 7 min less
Golden hour: 6:21–7:11 PM; Morning 7:35–8:25 AM
Blue hour: 7:11–7:20 PM; Morning 7:25–7:35 AM; first light 7:25 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 91% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:11 AM · rises 5:52 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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