Air Quality Alert AIR QUALITY ALERT - Plano, Collin County, Texas
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Updated: @ 07-Oct-2026 4:50pm - next update at 4:55pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Precipitation Outlook


Cloudy, Dry
Cloudy, Dry

86.2°F Colder 0.5°F than last hour.
Warm
Currently 86.2, Max: 87.6, Min: 60.5 Feels like:
84°F

24-hr
difference
1.2°FWarmer 1.2°F than yesterday at this time.
TEMP HIGH LOW
Today 87.6°F
4:14pm
60.5°F
7:16am
Yesterday 86.8°F
3:46pm
61.0°F
6:37am
Record 98°F
2014
42°F
1952
Normal 82°F
61°F
 Wind from ENE ENE
0.3
Gust:
0.0
Calm

60-Min Avg: 1.2 mph
120-Min Avg: 1.2 mph
Max Gust: 11.5 mph 2:01pm
Month: 28.8 mph Oct 1
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last
Rain:
10/4/2026
5:28 AM
October: 3.23 in
Last 7 Days: 0.28 in
Rain Season:1 26.01 in
Rain Days: 62 in 2026
2 days since last rain
Tonight

Tonight: Clear
Clear

Barometer Humidity/Dew Point Moon
Current: 29.942 inHg  
1-Hr Trend: Steady
3-Hr Trend: Falling
High: 30.052  |  Low: 29.937
Humidity: 33 %  
Humidex: 90.3°F
Dewpoint: 53.7°F Decreased 0.5°F since last hour.
Wetbulb: 67.0°F
Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, Moon at 26 days in cycle
9%
Illuminated
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy
   0.0   None
High: 3.7 @ 1:18pm
Time to Burn: 720 Mins
Energy: 0 W/m2 (17%)
High: 809 at  1:05pm
Apparent Temp: 93.3°F
Heat Index Cooling Degree Days Sun
Current: 84.2°F
Today: 86.2°F  4:14pm
Yesterday: 85.3°F
Last Week: 103.6°F
Record: 86.2°F   07-Oct-2026
Today: 1.1
October: 48.1
2026 to Date: 3388.2
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 930.9
Sunlight Hours
Possible hours of Daylight
11:39 hrs:min
-00:02:01 Min
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Fire Risk
Sunrise: 7:25am
Sunset: 7:04pm
Moonrise: 4:17am
Moonset: 5:20pm
Full Moon: September 26 2026
New Moon: 15:51 UTC October 10 2026
Updated at Midnight
Current: 0.15 in   
7-Days Rain: 0.28 in   
7-Days ET: 0.45 in   
7-Day: -0.16 in 0.16 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days.
October: 2.86 in 2.86 in water in excess of what evaporated this month.
Irrigation System: Standby
Other Conditions
Air Density: 1.16 kg/m3
Cloud Height: 7434 ft
HIGHS: LOWS:
110.8°F
Sep 8 2023
-2.0°F
Feb 16 2021
Daytime Records
108.1°F
Aug 19 2024
3.6°F
Feb 15 2021
Nitetime Records
95.2°F
Aug 11 2023
2.1°F
Feb 16 2021
ICN:0 ISS:Ok CON:4.6 RCP:98%
Chandler Burning Index
Chandler Burning Index: MODERATE
Currently:
53.0 at 4:50 PM
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.    5 Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present.)
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   This Afternoon's and Tonight's Outlook
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 85 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 85. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Clear
Clear

Lo 64 °F
NWS forecast: Clear. Low around 64, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
 NWS NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tonight

Tonight: Clear
Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Clear
Clear
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Clear
Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Lo 64 °F Hi 88 °F Lo 65 °F Hi 87 °F Lo 67 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 65 °F Hi 86 °F
US Radar & Infrared Satellite
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Radar/Satellite images courtesy of Weather Underground.