Temperature
61 F at 12 AM; 84 F at its warmest, 2 PM Thursday, and 61 F at its coolest, 12 AM.
- Now
- 61F
- 12 AM
- Highest
- 84F
- 2 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 61F
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Denton Enterprise Airport, Texas
Small airport in Denton County, Texas* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and south central Texas. * WHEN...From 4 AM early this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. * 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.
61°
63°/53°
Light rain·
Feels like 61°·Moderate breeze 16 mph N
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Denton Enterprise Airport until 7 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely early this morning, from about 1 AM (52%).
Now. Denton Enterprise Airport is 61° and light rain at 1 AM. The dew point is 58°, so the air feels a little humid. Moderate breeze from the north at 16 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 57° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 45° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 86°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 63°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:54 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:09 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-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. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 21 minutes long, 1 minute shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
32Air quality
90%Humidity
76%Cloud
Now
1:00 AM
61feels61
52%
16mph
Today
Oct 16
6353
80%
25mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6345
14mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
6841
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7447
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7952
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8357
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8660
overcast
61°
63°53°
63°45°
68°41°
74°47°
79°52°
83°57°
86°60°
As of 1:00 AM in Denton Enterprise Airport, Texas.
Air quality
The air at Denton Enterprise Airport
Index 32, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Dallas-Fort Worth (TX), 38 miles off.
32Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good-
- Ozone32Good9 ppb0.5 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)12Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 34, good.
GoodModerate
- 34YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 43 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Denton Enterprise Airport
0.18 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.18in
- Last 3 days
- 0.18in
Visibility
How far you can see at Denton Enterprise Airport, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 1 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- DTO
- ICAO
- KDTO
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 643 ft
- Serves
- Denton
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- DTO
- Wind now
- From 350° at 16 mph, read 16 Oct, 00:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18L / 36R | 7,002 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 181° / 1° | 16 mph head, on 36R | 3 mph from the left |
| 18R / 36L unlit | 5,003 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | - | - | - |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Denton (DTO), Denton Enterprise Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 58 F, the air 90% saturated; the humidity ran from 62% at 6 PM Thursday to 93% at 9 PM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 58F
- 12 AM
- Humidity now
- 90%
- Humidity, range
- 62 to 93%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
15 mph from the north at 12 AM; at its strongest 17 mph, 5 PM Thursday, with a gust of 31 mph at 6 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 15mph
- from the north
- Strongest
- 17mph
- 5 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 31mph
- 6 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.23 inHg at 12 AM, rising 0.10 inHg over 3 hours; 0.26 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.23inHg
- 12 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.10inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.26inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 4 miles at 8 PM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 4mi
- 8 PM Thursday
- 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 800 ft at 10 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 21 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 800ft
- 10 PM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 21
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.14 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.07 in, in the hour to 9 PM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.14in
- Wettest hour
- 0.07in
- 9 PM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 5
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Denton: 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 Denton Enterprise Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
DentonDTO
At an airfield/0.3 mi away/659 ft/16 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
ELM FORK TRINITY RIVER 1 N Lake Ray RobertsRRLT2
At a river or reservoir gauge/12.3 mi away/604 ft/39 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Denton 1.5 WSWTX-DN-87
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/690 ft/47 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
DentonDTNT2
At a cooperative observer's station/5.4 mi away/653 ft/10 ft above 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 Denton Enterprise Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Dentoncity, 4 mi
- Krumcity, 4 mi
- Pondertown, 5 mi
- Argylecity, 6 mi
- DISHtown, 7 mi
- Corral Citytown, 7 mi
- Corinthcity, 8 mi
- Lantanacommunity, 9 mi
- Bartonvilletown, 9 mi
- Northlaketown, 9 mi
- Copper Canyontown, 9 mi
- Shady Shorestown, 10 mi
Airports near Denton Enterprise Airport
- Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance AirportAFW, 16 mi
- Decatur Municipal AirportLUD, 22 mi
- Dallas Fort Worth International AirportDFW, 23 mi
- Addison AirportADS, 26 mi
- Fort Worth Meacham International AirportFTW, 28 mi
- Gainesville Municipal AirportGLE, 31 mi
- Dallas Love FieldDAL, 32 mi
- NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell FieldNFW, 33 mi