Temperature
75 F at 9 PM; 89 F at its warmest, 3 PM, and 74 F at its coolest, 6 AM.
- Now
- 75F
- 9 PM
- Highest
- 89F
- 3 PM
- Lowest
- 74F
- 6 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Texas
Large airport in Tarrant County, Texas* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...North and Central Texas * WHEN...From 4 AM to 7 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Unsecured outdoor items may be blown around in the wind. Driving on area roadways may become difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles. Small tree limbs could break and cause damage.
A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of at least 20 to 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Boaters should use extra caution when venturing onto area lakes. Residents may wish to take action to secure trash cans, lawn furniture, and other lightweight outdoor objects that may be blown around in the strong winds.
74°
89°/72°
Light rain·
Feels like 74°·Moderate breeze 14 mph N
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Dallas Fort Worth International Airport until 7 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely late tonight, from about 3 AM, the chance peaking at 56% around 4 AM.
Now. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is 74° and light rain at 10 PM. The dew point is 62°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Moderate breeze from the north at 14 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 59° by 8 AM, under cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 84°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 64°. Rain is likely tomorrow (70%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 27 mph.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 11 hours 24 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
45Air quality
65%Humidity
78%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
74feels74
30%
14mph
Today
Oct 15
8972
52%
19mph
UV 7
Fri
Oct 16
6458
70%
27mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6548
16mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
6947
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7551
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8056
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8461
overcast
74°
89°72°
64°58°
65°48°
69°47°
75°51°
80°56°
84°61°
As of 10:00 PM in Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Texas.
Air quality
The air at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Index 45, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Dallas-Fort Worth (TX), 18 miles off.
45Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)45Good-
- Ozone42Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)24Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 34, good.
GoodModerate
- 34YesterdayOct 14
- GoodTodayOct 15
- GoodFriOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 46 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.02in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 6 miles Fri 2 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- DFW
- ICAO
- KDFW
- IATA
- DFW
- Field elevation
- 607 ft
- Serves
- Dallas-Fort Worth
- Kind
- Large airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- DFW
- Wind now
- From 10° at 15 mph, read 15 Oct, 21:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13L / 31R | 9,000 ft | 200 ft | Concrete | 135° / 315° | 9 mph head, on 31R | 12 mph from the right |
| 13R / 31L | 9,300 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 139° / 319° | 9 mph head, on 31L | 12 mph from the right |
| 17C / 35C | 13,400 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 180° / 0° | 15 mph head, on 35C | 3 mph from the right |
| 17L / 35R | 8,500 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 180° / 0° | 15 mph head, on 35R | 3 mph from the right |
| 17R / 35L | 13,400 ft | 200 ft | Concrete | 180° / 0° | 15 mph head, on 35L | 3 mph from the right |
| 18L / 36R | 13,401 ft | 200 ft | Concrete | 180° / 0° | 15 mph head, on 36R | 3 mph from the right |
| 18R / 36L | 13,400 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 180° / 0° | 15 mph head, on 36L | 3 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Dallas/Ft Worth (DFW), Dallas Fort Worth International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 62 F, the air 64% saturated; the humidity ran from 46% at 4 PM to 87% at 6 AM.
- Dew point now
- 62F
- 9 PM
- Humidity now
- 64%
- Humidity, range
- 46 to 87%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
17 mph from the north at 9 PM; at its strongest 20 mph, 7 PM, with a gust of 38 mph at 7 PM.
- Now
- 17mph
- from the north
- Strongest
- 20mph
- 7 PM
- Highest gust
- 38mph
- 7 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.10 inHg at 9 PM, rising 0.09 inHg over 3 hours; 0.16 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.10inHg
- 9 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.09inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.16inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
10 miles or more every hour.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 10+mi
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 2,000 ft at 3 AM; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 2,000ft
- 3 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Dallas/Ft Worth: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/597 ft/10 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
DENTON CREEK 5 N Lake GrapevineGPVT2
At a river or reservoir gauge/5.3 mi away/502 ft/105 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Euless 2.0 NNWTX-TN-129
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.1 mi away/581 ft/26 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Grapevine DamGPVT2
At a dam/5.3 mi away/502 ft/105 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Texas
20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Grapevinecity, 4 mi
- Eulesscity, 4 mi
- Irvingcity, 5 mi
- Coppellcity, 6 mi
- Colleyvillecity, 6 mi
- Bedfordcity, 7 mi
- Southlakecity, 8 mi
- Lewisvillecity, 9 mi
- Hurstcity, 9 mi
- Farmers Branchcity, 9 mi
- Flower Moundtown, 10 mi
- Westlaketown, 10 mi
Airports near Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
- Dallas Love FieldDAL, 12 mi
- Addison AirportADS, 13 mi
- Grand Prairie Municipal AirportGPM, 14 mi
- Arlington Municipal AirportGKY, 16 mi
- Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance AirportAFW, 18 mi
- Dallas Executive AirportRBD, 18 mi
- Fort Worth Meacham International AirportFTW, 19 mi
- Denton Enterprise AirportDTO, 23 mi