Observed 5:35 PM CDT at KAPY

Zapata, TX weather

Overcast and 86°30°.

Mostly agree

Now 86°30°

Cloudy

Wind: 11 mph18 km/hgusts 20 mph32 km/h; From the southeast. 610–14 mph23 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 62°17°; Sticky
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.06 inHg1018 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (86°30° then, 85°30° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h tonight 8 PM–midnight
Low 71°22° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 80°27° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below 80°27° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 72°22° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 81°27° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 84°29° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 68°20° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 80°27° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 87°31° by 2 PM · 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 6p	Showers	86°30° (likely 82°28° to 87°31°)	86°30°	20%	13 mph21 km/h from ESE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	43%	38%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	83°28°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from ESE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	54%	38%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from ESE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	64%	67%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	68%	65%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	69%	71%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	71%	41%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	73%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	75%	91%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	77%	92%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	93%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	76%	94%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	78%	97%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	93%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	78%	98%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	79%	98%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	73%	98%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	61%	98%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	82°28°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	53%	99%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	84°29°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	47%	99%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	86°30° (likely 82°28° to 86°30°)	86°30°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	41%	99%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	85°29° (likely 83°28° to 85°29°)	85°29°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	41%	98%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	86°30° (likely 83°28° to 86°30°)	85°29°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	39%	99%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	85°29° (likely 83°28° to 85°29°)	85°29°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	40%	100%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	84°29° (likely 83°28° to 84°29°)	84°29°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	41%	99%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	83°28° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	83°28°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	43%	96%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	81°27°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	49%	97%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	78°26°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	57%	95%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	63%	91%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	71%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	73%	79%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	76%	76%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	80%	73%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	82%	52%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	69%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	85%	61%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	85%	43%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	67%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	70%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	55%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	52%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	81°27°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	52%	68%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	83°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	44%	57%	5
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	85°29° (likely 82°28° to 85°29°)	84°29°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	62%	6
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	87°31° (likely 82°28° to 87°31°)	85°29°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	35%	57%	6
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	87°31° (likely 83°28° to 88°31°)	86°30°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	33%	59%	6
Mon 4p	Mostly cloudy	87°31° (likely 84°29° to 89°32°)	85°29°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	33%	68%	4
Mon 5p	Mostly cloudy	86°30° (likely 84°29° to 88°31°)	84°29°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	33%	57%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 88°31°, low 71°22°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
87°31°–90°32°
Low, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
7
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 87°31°, low 68°20°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 86°30°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Cloudy, with a high near 87. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
84°29°–87°31°
Low, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 89°32°, low 68°20°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 87°31°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
85°29°–89°32°
Low, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 88°31°, low 69°21°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 86°30°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 78°26°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
84°29°–88°31°
Low, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 90°32°, low 70°21°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 86°30°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. East southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
84°29°–90°32°
Low, likely
70°21°–71°22°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 87°31°, low 69°21°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 82°28°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. East southeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
79°26°–87°31°
Low, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 88°31°, low 70°21°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 79°26°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
79°26°–88°31°
Low, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 92°33°, low 73°23°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 87°30°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 83°28°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
85°29°–92°33°
Low, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 90°32°, low 74°23°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 90°32°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 86°30°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 74°23°
  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
88°31°–91°33°
Low, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 87°31°, low 72°22°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 5% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 85°30°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
79°26°–91°33°
Low, likely
66°19°–75°24°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 88°, low 71°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 87°, low 68°.
Monday
Dry, high 89°, low 68°.
Rest of week
Highs 87–92°; chance of precipitation on Thursday.

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

Rio Grande at Falcon Lake

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 261 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande Below Falcon Reservoir

25 mi

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 18 min; Losing 1 min 29 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 51 min less
Golden hour: 6:28–7:14 PM; Morning 7:27–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 7:14–7:23 PM; Morning 7:18–7:27 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 78% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:04 AM · rises 5:55 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Zapata. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,200 ft, 85 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.