Observed 11:51 AM CDT at K6R6

Sheffield, TX weather

Overcast and 69°21°, gusts to 33 mph53 km/h tomorrow.

Forecasts agree

Now 69°21°

Cloudy

Wind: 13 mph21 km/h; From the east-southeast. Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h around 1 PM
Dew point: 62°17°; Sticky
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.17 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (71°22° then, 69°21° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h until 11 PM
High 78°26° today at 5 PM
Gusts to 33 mph53 km/h tonight 1 AM–5 PM
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h tomorrow night 3–4 AM
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h Monday 6–7 AM

This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 5 PM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Cloudy
TonightDown to 66°19° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 5 PM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 64°18° by 5 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · rain chance 30% · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · 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 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	61%	90%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	55%	87%	5
Sat 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	54%	94%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	52%	94%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	48%	94%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	47%	97%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	47%	98%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	48%	98%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	50%	98%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	55%	96%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	57%	92%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	61%	86%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	64%	92%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	68%	92%	0
Sun 2a	Drizzle	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	73%	98%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	73%	93%	0
Sun 4a	Drizzle	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	78%	90%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	84%	97%	0
Sun 6a	Drizzle	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	84%	99%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	84%	100%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	87%	99%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	81%	99%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	76%	94%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	10%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	71%	96%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	10%	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	64%	95%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	10%	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	62%	95%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	10%	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	59%	95%	1
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	10%	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	56%	95%	1
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	54%	100%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	50%	100%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	52%	100%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	52%	93%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	57%	91%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	59%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	59%	82%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	61%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	63%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	65%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	70%	96%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	73%	96%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	78%	96%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	81%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	81%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	84%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Showers	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	64°18°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	81%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Showers	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	78%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Drizzle	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	73%	100%	1
Mon 11a	Drizzle	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	30%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	68%	100%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 64°18°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South southeast wind around 20 mph.
Tonight: Isolated rain showers after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 63°17°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 10% chance. 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
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Isolated rain showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Oct 26. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 64°18°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast 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.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 80°27°).
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 77°25°, low 61°16°. Storms 0.47 in12 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 75°24°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 71°22°
  40% chance · 0.45 in11 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  60% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 74°23°, low 59°15°. Storms 0.28 in7.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  60% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 65°18°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 78°26°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Wind
25 mph39 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 63°17°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°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
76°24°–83°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–68°20°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 63°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–68°20°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 64°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 63°.
Monday
37% chance of rain, high 75°, low 60°.
Rest of week
Highs 74–80°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

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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

Pecos River 3 miles ESE of Sheffield

3.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 17 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Independence Creek 18 miles SSE of Sheffield

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:10 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 10 min; Losing 1 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 1 min less
Golden hour: 6:33–7:21 PM; Morning 7:41–8:29 AM
Blue hour: 7:21–7:30 PM; Morning 7:31–7:41 AM; first light 7:31 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 95% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:17 AM · rises 6:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Sheffield. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,800 ft, 4 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.