Observed 6:40 PM CDT at KFTW

Watauga, TX weather

Sunny and 77°25°.

Forecasts agree

Now 77°25°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the east-southeast. 58–7 mph11 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable · up to 57°14° by 6 AM (a little sticky)
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.17 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 61°16° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 81°27° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 62°17° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 80°27° by 3 PM · 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 7p	Partly cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	40%	46%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	36%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	55%	53%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	85%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	84%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	68%	76%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	66%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	57%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	65%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	70%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	87%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	90%	71%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	71%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	77%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	66%	77%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	88%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	90%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	91%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	47%	88%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	89%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	45%	92%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	45%	95%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	94%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	55%	94%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	61%	97%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	93%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	73%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	86%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	70%	48%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	16%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	54%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	66%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	65%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	70%	64%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	58%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	67%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	74%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	73%	5
Mon 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	41%	77%	5
Mon 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	38%	78%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	38%	79%	3
Mon 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	83%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	87%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 75°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 54°12°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 58°14°. Typical 75°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 54°12°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 62°17°. Typical 74°23° / 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 53°12°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 62°17°. Typical 74°23° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  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 80. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 53°12°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 64°18°. Typical 74°23° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 77°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 69°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 52°11°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 64°18°. Typical 73°23° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 52°11°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 64°18°. Typical 73°23° / 52°11°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 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 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 52°11°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 80°27°, low 66°19°. Typical 72°22° / 51°11°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 78°26°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–84°29°
Low, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 51°11°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 70°21°. Typical 72°22° / 51°11°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 79°26°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 66°19°
  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°–90°32°
Low, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 51°11°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 79°26°, low 65°18°. Typical 72°22° / 51°11°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  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
67°19°–91°33°
Low, likely
49°9°–75°24°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 51°11°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 61°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 58°.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 62°.
Rest of week
Highs 77–83°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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

West Fork Trinity River at Fort Worth

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft
Flow: 39 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

North Texas Lakes at Lake Worth

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 592 ft

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

North Texas Lakes at Lake Arlington

11 mi

Level: 546 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Clear Fork Trinity River at Fort Worth

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.3 ft
Flow: 7 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 11Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 PM–8:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Dal-Ftw Wscmo Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1898–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+3°+1°WedOct 21
+5°+3°ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 6:11–7:01 PM; Morning 7:24–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 7:01–7:10 PM; Morning 7:15–7:24 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 68% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:59 AM · rises 5:42 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Watauga, TX weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

West Fork Trinity River at Fort Worth

North Texas Lakes at Lake Worth

North Texas Lakes at Lake Arlington

Clear Fork Trinity River at Fort Worth

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