Observed 10:20 AM CDT at KACT

Waco, TX weather

Sunny and 70°21°.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky
UV index: 1Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 60Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 84°29° today at 4 PM
Low 59°15° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 84°29° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 61°16° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 9 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
Sat 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	6%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	12%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	18%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	51%	22%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	46%	23%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	43%	16%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	84°29°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	41%	21%	3
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	83°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	24%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	43%	34%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	71%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	54%	97%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	57%	92%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	63%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	68%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	75%	64%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	55%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	70%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	74%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	71%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	47%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	71%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	77%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	82%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	73%	82%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	85%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	52%	89%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	92%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	95%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	92%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	91%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	96%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	43%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	46%	96%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	95%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	54%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	96%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	97%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	97%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	87%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	76%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	75%	64%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	67%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	65%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	38%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	65%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 59°15°. Typical 78°26° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 53°12°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 77°25° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 53°12°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 77°25° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 52°11°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–83°28°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 52°11°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 76°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
79°26°–85°29°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 52°11°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 75°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
78°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 52°11°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 61°16°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 67°19°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  20% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–84°29°
Low, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 82°28°, low 69°21°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 83°28°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.43 in11 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
78°26°–86°30°
Low, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 65°18°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°20°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–82°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–74°23°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 59°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 55°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 79°, low 60°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 76–82°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (FWD) (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

North Texas Lakes at Waco Lake

1.6 mi

Level: 459 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Brazos River at Waco

7.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 76 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Hog Creek near Crawford

9.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.6 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Middle Bosque River near McGregor

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:45 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 13Typical 1

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

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

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 PM–6:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Waco Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1901–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−8°−5°SunOct 18
−6°−4°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
+1°ThuOct 22
+3°+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 8 min; Losing 1 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 3 min less
Golden hour: 6:13–7:02 PM; Morning 7:23–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 7:02–7:11 PM; Morning 7:13–7:23 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 74% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:43 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Waco, TX weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

North Texas Lakes at Waco Lake

Brazos River at Waco

Hog Creek near Crawford

Middle Bosque River near McGregor

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