PalestineAPLT2
At a river or reservoir gauge/8.0 mi away/476 ft/69 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Elkhart, Texas
Town in Anderson 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.
70°
69°/60°
Clear·
Feels like 70°·Calm 0 mph N
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Elkhart until 7 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Elkhart is 70° and clear at 1 AM. The dew point is 68°, so the air feels oppressive. The air is calm.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 58° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 49° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. 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 87°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 67°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:49 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:07 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 24 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
49Air quality
95%Humidity
12%Cloud
Now
1:00 AM
70feels70
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
6960
36%
13mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6749
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
7144
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7647
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8152
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8555
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8757
overcast
70°
69°60°
67°49°
71°44°
76°47°
81°52°
85°55°
87°57°
As of 1:00 AM in Elkhart, Texas.
Air quality
The air at Elkhart
Index 49, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Tyler-Longview-Marshall (TX), 52 miles off.
49Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)49Good-
- Ozone31Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 28, good.
GoodModerate
- 28YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 43 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Elkhart
None in the last 24 hours; 0.31 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.31in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Elkhart, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 4 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
On the radar over Elkhart, TexasReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture
Weather instrument stations by state
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Elkhart, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.0 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Rank1,151of 4,689
Palestine 6 WNW53968
At a climate reference station/13.0 mi away/383 ft/24 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
PalestinePSN
At an airfield/13.0 mi away/423 ft/16 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Palestine 1.8 ESETX-AN-7
In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.5 mi away/546 ft/139 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Site 1CKTT2
At a cooperative observer's station/23.8 mi away/338 ft/69 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Station report
The weather at Palestine, drawn
The nearest airport reporting now, 13.0 mi from Elkhart, Texas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.
The sky
No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 8 mi.
The air
68.0 F with a dew point of 68.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.
The wind
Calm.
The full report of Palestine, 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 Elkhart
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.