Wichita River at Wichita Falls
19 mi- Level
- 4.7 ft
- Flow
- 429 cfs
Forecast peak 4.6 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Observed 10:20 AM CDT at KSPS
Scotland, TX weather
Sunny and 70°21°.
Today: low 61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°), high 81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°).
Now 70°21°
Sunny
- Wind
- 9 mph15 km/h
- From the south-southeast. 610–12 mph19 km/h through 10 PM
- Dew point
- 54°12°
- Comfortable
- UV index
- 1Low
- Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 5
- Pressure
- 30.22 inHg1023 hPa
- Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
About the same as this time yesterday (67°19° then, 66°19° now)
Good hours for
This morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 63°17° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 5 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 9 AM · Mostly cloudy
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10a | Partly sunny | 66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 63% | 45% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Partly sunny | 71°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 57% | 78% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Partly sunny | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 50% | 76% | 4 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 78°26° (likely 77°25° to 78°26°) | 78°26° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 43% | 81% | 5 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°) | 79°26° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 41% | 78% | 5 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 79°26° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°) | 79°26° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 41% | 81% | 4 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°) | 80°27° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 38% | 81% | 3 |
| Sat 5p | Partly sunny | 79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°) | 79°26° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 41% | 77% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°) | 79°26° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 42% | 73% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 48% | 71% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 55% | 72% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 59% | 77% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 67°19° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 63% | 84% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 63% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 65% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 68% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 68% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 68% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 73% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 63°17° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 75% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Partly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 63°17° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 78% | 72% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 81% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 87% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 63°17° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 84% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°) | 68°20° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 73% | 88% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 64% | 96% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 56% | 98% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°) | 77°25° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 48% | 92% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°) | 78°26° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 45% | 89% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°) | 78°26° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 45% | 87% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 78°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°) | 78°26° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 43% | 86% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°) | 79°26° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 42% | 82% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 77°25° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 45% | 84% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 50% | 84% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 53% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 59% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 65% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 70% | 83% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Partly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 67% | 71% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Mostly clear | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 67% | 66% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Partly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 67% | 65% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Partly cloudy | 61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 70% | 25% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Clear | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 69% | 28% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Partly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 69% | 50% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Partly cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 72% | 58% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 72% | 72% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Mostly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 67% | 64% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Mostly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 65% | 64% | 0 |
Days ahead
Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 71°22°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 81°27°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 71°22°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 63°17°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 3 to 12 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 79°26°–81°27°
- Low, likely
- 54°12°–61°16°
- Wind
- 13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 79°26°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 72°22°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 59°15°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 77°25°–81°27°
- Low, likely
- 58°14°–65°18°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly cloudy, 60°16°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 77°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 69°21°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 63°17°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 75°24°–79°26°
- Low, likely
- 56°13°–61°16°
- Wind
- 13 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 62°17°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 79°26°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 72°22°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 65°18°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. 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
- 75°24°–81°27°
- Low, likely
- 59°15°–63°17°
- Wind
- 18 mph29 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 65°18°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 81°27°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 75°24°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 66°19°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
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
- 80°27°–82°28°
- Low, likely
- 60°16°–64°18°
- Wind
- 16 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 66°19°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 81°27°20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 74°23°20% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 67°19°40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
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 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 78°26°–83°28°
- Low, likely
- 60°16°–67°19°
- Wind
- 17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 67°19°50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 71°22°50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 68°20°40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 64°18°50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 70°21°–78°26°
- Low, likely
- 58°14°–67°19°
- Wind
- 18 mph29 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 74°23°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Rain, 66°19°50% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 73°23°40% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 69°21°30% chance · 0.27 in6.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 64°18°30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 72°22°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 64°18°–65°18°
- Wind
- 19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 62°17°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 66°19°30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 79°26°30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 71°22°30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 63°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
- 73°23°–82°28°
- Low, likely
- 61°16°–64°18°
- Wind
- 19 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 62°17°20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 69°21°30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
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
- 66°19°–82°28°
- Low, likely
- 51°11°–72°22°
- Wind
- 24 mph38 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 81°, low 61°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 58°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 58°.
Rest of week
Highs 73–81°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (OUN) (opens in a new tab)
What changed since yesterday
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Radar
Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue
Radar loads when scrolled into view
Rivers
NOAA river gauges within 25 mi
Below flood stage
Little Wichita River near Archer City
8.4 mi- Level
- 4.5 ft
- Flow
- under 1 cfs
Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Little Wichita River at Lake Arrowhead
9.8 mi- Level
- 921 ft
Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page
Holliday Creek at Wichita Falls
17 mi- Level
- 1.4 ft
Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 6:49 PM.
- Daylight
- 11 h 3 min
- Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 8 min less
- Golden hour
- 6:15–7:05 PM
- Morning 7:30–8:20 AM
- Blue hour
- 7:05–7:14 PM
- Morning 7:20–7:30 AM; first light 7:20 AM
Stars tonight? Poor
Clouds most of the night (about 84% cover).
Moon
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 6:05 AM · rises 5:46 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
