Citizen station EW8130EW8130
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/491 ft/1 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Balch Springs, Texas
City in Dallas 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.
76°
90°/70°
Mostly clear·
Feels like 76°·Light breeze 7 mph N
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Balch Springs until 7 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Tomorrow is 24 degrees cooler: a high of 66° after 90° today.
Now. Balch Springs is 76° and mostly clear at 10 PM. The dew point is 64°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Light breeze from the north at 7 mph, gusting to 20 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 58° by 8 AM, with some cloud. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 85°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 66°. Rain is possible tomorrow (44%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 25 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. The day is 11 hours 25 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
45Air quality
68%Humidity
29%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
76feels76
now, mostly clear
Today
Oct 15
9070
25%
12mph
UV 7
Fri
Oct 16
6657
44%
25mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6748
12mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
7145
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7748
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8153
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8558
overcast
76°
90°70°
66°57°
67°48°
71°45°
77°48°
81°53°
85°58°
As of 10:00 PM in Balch Springs, Texas.
Air quality
The air at Balch Springs
Index 45, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Dallas-Fort Worth (TX), 11 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
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Balch Springs
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Balch Springs, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 6 miles Fri 5 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
On the radar over Balch Springs, TexasReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture
Weather instrument stations by state
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Balch Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Rank4,029of 4,689
MesquiteHQZ
At an airfield/5.1 mi away/446 ft/44 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Cottonwood Ck at E Beltline Rd nr Wilmer08057468
At a river or reservoir gauge/8.3 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Balch Springs 0.8 ETX-DA-115
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/501 ft/11 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
FerrisFERT2
At a cooperative observer's station/13.2 mi away/482 ft/8 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Station report
The weather at Mesquite, drawn
The nearest airport reporting now, 5.1 mi from Balch Springs, Texas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.
The sky
No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.
The air
74.5 F with a dew point of 63.7 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.
The wind
From the north (360 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.
The full report of Mesquite, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Texas
20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Balch Springs
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.