Observed 6:53 AM CDT at KRKP

Tradewinds, TX weather

Clear and 73°23°.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the southeast. Gusts to 21 mph34 km/h around 6 PM
Dew point: 69°21°; Muggy
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 46Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.1 inHg1019 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

8°4° warmer than this time yesterday (65°18° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

High 85°29° today at 3 PM

This morningUp to 82°28° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 83°28° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 71°22° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 81°27° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 80°27° · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 67°19° by 5 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 7a	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	71°22°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	39%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 76°24°)	72°22°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	84%	48%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	75°24°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	82%	47%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	83°28°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	69%	46%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	85°29°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	65%	37%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	87°31°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from ESE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	63%	37%	5
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	84°29° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	87°31°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from ESE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	59%	31%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	84°29° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	87°31°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from ESE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	59%	36%	5
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	85°29° (likely 82°28° to 85°29°)	88°31°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from ESE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	57%	36%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	86°30°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from ESE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	61%	38%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	85°29°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from ESE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	63%	39%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	83°28°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from ESE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	67%	39%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	74%	40%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	76%	38%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	76%	35%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	82%	31%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	79%	45%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	79%	55%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	79%	61%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	79%	73%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	79%	78%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	81%	82%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	71°22°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	84%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	85%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	70°21°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	84%	95%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	72°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	81%	94%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	74°23°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	79%	100%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	99%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	83°28°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	98%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	83°28°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	63%	97%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	83°28°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	63%	95%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	83°28°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	60%	98%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	82°28°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	62%	98%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	82°28°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	62%	97%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	67%	94%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	67%	98%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	69%	97%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	76%	98%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	79%	92%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	76%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	79%	92%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	79%	77%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	70°21°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	84%	58%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	69°21°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	90%	42%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 74°23°)	68°20°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	40%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 74°23°)	68°20°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	97%	73%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	67°19°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	55%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	67°19°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	54%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 85°29°, low 70°21°. Typical 82°28° / 64°18°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Heat index values as high as 88. East southeast wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Heat index values as high as 83. East southeast wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 64°18°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 67°19°. Typical 82°28° / 64°18°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 83. East wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 3 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 64°18°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 68°20°. Typical 81°27° / 63°17°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 80°26°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 63°17°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 80°27°, low 66°19°. Typical 81°27° / 63°17°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 63°17°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 82°28°, low 66°19°. Typical 81°27° / 63°17°. Storms 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 63°17°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 80°27°, low 67°19°. Typical 80°27° / 62°17°. Storms 0.25 in6.4 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 80°27°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 62°17°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 81°27°, low 67°19°. Typical 80°27° / 62°17°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 74°23°
  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 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 62°17°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 74°23°. Typical 80°27° / 62°17°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 78°26°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 62°17°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 76°24°. Typical 79°26° / 61°16°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 78°25°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 61°16°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 73°23°. Typical 79°26° / 61°16°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
68°20°–77°25°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 61°16°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 85°, low 70°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 82°, low 67°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 81°, low 68°.
Rest of week
Highs 80–84°; chance of precipitation on Thursday.

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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

Mission River at Refugio

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Copano Creek near Refugio

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Ricon Bayou Channel near Calallen

23 mi

Level: 1.7 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Nueces River at Calallen

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 58% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 49

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Sticky, humid air (dew point 69°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

ROCKPORT · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1959–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−10°−6°SunOct 18
−6°−3°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
+1°WedOct 21
+3°+1°ThuOct 22
+1°±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 16 min; Losing 1 min 34 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 54 min less
Golden hour: 6:19–7:05 PM; Morning 7:20–8:07 AM
Blue hour: 7:05–7:14 PM; Morning 7:11–7:20 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 62% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:46 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Tradewinds. The highest point on the skyline is about 700 ft, 11 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Tradewinds, TX weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mission River at Refugio

Copano Creek near Refugio

Ricon Bayou Channel near Calallen

Nueces River at Calallen

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon