Observed 2:15 PM CDT at KBYY

Wadsworth, TX weather

Mostly sunny and 84°29°.

Mostly agree

Now 84°29°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 14 mph22 km/hgusts 22 mph35 km/h; From the east. 58–15 mph24 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 62°17°; Sticky
UV index: 6High; High until 3 PM
Pressure: 30.13 inHg1020 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (84°29° then, 84°29° now)

Good hours for

High 85°29° today at 3 PM
Low 65°18° tonight at 5 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 9 AM

This afternoonNear 84°29° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 65°18° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 79°26° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 80°27° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 61°16° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 79°26° by 11 AM · 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 2p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 82°28° to 85°29°)	85°29°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	51%	27%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 81°27° to 85°29°)	86°30°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	50%	38%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	84°29°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	51%	29%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	84°29°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	51%	38%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	83°28°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	56%	32%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	64%	13%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	76%	9%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	79%	9%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	81%	24%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	84%	26%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	87%	25%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	90%	25%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	90%	46%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	90%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	90%	84%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	93%	86%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	90%	81%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	92%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	94%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	90%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	93%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	50%	98%	4
Sun 12p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	46%	94%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	44%	81%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	44%	82%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	44%	82%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	42%	86%	4
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	47%	91%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	52%	96%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	94%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	98%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	98%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	84%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	90%	96%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	97%	96%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	98%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	98%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	100%	83%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	90%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	61°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	79%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	62°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	97%	69%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	68°20°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	65%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	66%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	58%	68%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	83°28°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	72%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	83°28°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	55%	80%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 85°29°, low 65°18°. Typical 79°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 58°14°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 82°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 79°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 58°14°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 67°19°. Typical 78°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 57°14°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 82°28°, low 67°19°. Typical 78°26° / 57°14°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 57°14°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 83°28°, low 67°19°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 80°27°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°24°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 69°20°
  Dry
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 between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 82°28°, low 66°19°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 82°28°, low 68°20°. Typical 77°25° / 56°13°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 80°27°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  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 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 72°22°. Typical 77°25° / 56°13°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 85°29°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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°–85°29°
Low, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 74°23°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 77°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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
83°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 67°19°. Typical 76°24° / 55°13°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°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
78°26°–86°30°
Low, likely
60°16°–76°24°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 55°13°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 85°, low 65°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 82°, low 61°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 82°, low 67°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 81–84°.

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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

Colorado River (TX) at Matagorda

9.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 1,050 cfs

Forecast peak 2.1 ft Tue 1 AM

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Colorado River (TX) near Bay City

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 318 cfs

Forecast peak 3.1 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Linnville Bayou at FM 521 near Cedar Lane

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Tres Palacios River near Midfield

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 14 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 20% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 18

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Sticky, humid air (dew point 62°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 6:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

BAY CITY WATERWORKS · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1912–2026

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).

−5°−3°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Wadsworth 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, 56 min less
Golden hour: 6:12–6:59 PM; Morning 7:15–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:59–7:08 PM; Morning 7:06–7:15 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:08–11 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:51 AM · rises 5:40 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Wadsworth, TX weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Colorado River (TX) at Matagorda

Colorado River (TX) near Bay City

Linnville Bayou at FM 521 near Cedar Lane

Tres Palacios River near Midfield

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? Fair

Moon