Observed 6:50 AM CDT at KVCT

Rock Island, TX weather

Foggy and 57°14°.

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Fog

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the north. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 7 PM
Visibility: 4 mi6 km; Fog · under 5 mi8 km
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky
Humidity: 94%; Air 57°14°, dew point 55°13° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.1 inHg1019 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 10 AM
High 87°31° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 77°25° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 87°31° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 59°15° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 79°26° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 88°31° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 62°17° by 5 AM · Partly 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 7a	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	16%	0
Fri 8a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	9%	0
Fri 9a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	1%	0
Fri 10a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	57%	0%	2
Fri 11a	Sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	0%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	0%	5
Fri 1p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	32%	0%	6
Fri 2p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 83°28° to 85°29°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	30%	1%	6
Fri 3p	Sunny	86°30° (likely 83°28° to 86°30°)	84°29°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	29%	6%	5
Fri 4p	Sunny	87°31° (likely 83°28° to 87°31°)	84°29°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	28%	11%	3
Fri 5p	Sunny	86°30° (likely 82°28° to 86°30°)	84°29°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	30%	12%	1
Fri 6p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	33%	10%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	7%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	4%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	2%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	4%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	8%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	100%	36%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	15%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	48%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	54%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	60%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	61%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	84%	64%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	66%	60%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	80%	4
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	83°28° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	65%	5
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	86°30° (likely 81°27° to 86°30°)	86°30°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	42%	64%	6
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	87°31° (likely 83°28° to 87°31°)	86°30°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	39%	70%	6
Sat 3p	Cloudy	88°31° (likely 83°28° to 88°31°)	87°31°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	38%	75%	5
Sat 4p	Cloudy	88°31° (likely 84°29° to 88°31°)	87°31°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	38%	75%	4
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	87°31° (likely 83°28° to 87°31°)	86°30°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	38%	42%	3
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	85°29° (likely 81°27° to 85°29°)	85°29°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	53%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	49%	50%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	26%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	26%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	71%	19%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	76%	70%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	81%	65%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	84%	63%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	87%	39%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	65%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	64%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	65%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	70%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 87°31°, low 59°15°. Typical 83°28° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 87°31°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 87. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
83°28°–87°31°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 54°12°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 88°31°, low 61°16°. Typical 83°28° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 88°31°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
84°29°–88°31°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 54°12°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 84°29°, low 58°14°. Typical 82°28° / 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 84°29°).
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 53°12°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 82°28° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 53°12°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 59°15°. Typical 81°27° / 53°12°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–83°28°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 53°12°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 59°15°. Typical 81°27° / 52°11°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 82°28°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°23°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 65°19°
  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 83. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 52°11°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 60°16°. Typical 80°27° / 52°11°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 52°11°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 79°26°, low 67°19°. Typical 80°27° / 52°11°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 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°–87°31°
Low, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 52°11°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 77°25°, low 67°19°. Typical 80°27° / 52°11°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly 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
71°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 52°11°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 82°28°, low 67°19°. Typical 79°26° / 51°11°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 67°20°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 80°27°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 51°11°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 87°, low 59°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 88°, low 61°.
Sunday
Dry, high 84°, low 58°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 77–83°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (HGX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Colorado River (TX) at Columbus

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.3 ft
Flow: 445 cfs

Forecast peak 9.4 ft Fri 7 PM

Reading from Fri 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Navidad River at Sublime

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft

Reading from Fri 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Navidad River near Speaks

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft

Reading from Fri 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Redgate Creek at Frelsburg

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.4 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Fri 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 1% more cooling than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 17

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 55°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–11:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Columbus · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1962–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SatOct 17
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Rock Island weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 14 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 59 min less
Golden hour: 6:15–7:02 PM; Morning 7:18–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 7:02–7:11 PM; Morning 7:08–7:18 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:11 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:53 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Rock Island, TX weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Colorado River (TX) at Columbus

Navidad River at Sublime

Navidad River near Speaks

Redgate Creek at Frelsburg

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? Fair

Moon