Air Quality Alert AIR QUALITY ALERT - Plano, Collin County, Texas
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Updated: @ 06-Oct-2026 5:00pm - next update at 5:05pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Precipitation Outlook


Cloudy, Dry
Cloudy, Dry

84.8°F Colder 1.5°F than last hour.
Warm
Currently 84.8, Max: 86.8, Min: 61.0 Feels like:
83°F

24-hr
difference
1.2°FWarmer 1.2°F than yesterday at this time.
TEMP HIGH LOW
Today 86.8°F
3:46pm
61.0°F
6:37am
Yesterday 85.4°F
3:36pm
65.1°F
6:57am
Record 97°F
2019
43°F
1915
Normal 82°F
61°F
 Wind from NNE NNE
2.5
Gust:
2.0
Light Air

60-Min Avg: 4.6 mph
120-Min Avg: 1.2 mph
Max Gust: 12.0 mph 1:38pm
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
4 rain days in October
Tonight

Tonight: Clear
Clear

Barometer Humidity/Dew Point Moon
Current: 29.959 inHg Falling 0.01 °F/hr
1-Hr Trend: Steady
3-Hr Trend: Falling
High: 30.097  |  Low: 29.956
Humidity: 36 % Increased 2% since last hour.
Humidex: 89.6°F
Dewpoint: 54.9°F Increased 0.2°F since last hour.
Wetbulb: 67.0°F
Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, Moon at 25 days in cycle
16%
Illuminated
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy
   0.5    Low 
High: 3.8 @ 12:47pm
Time to Burn: 224 Mins
Energy: 0 W/m2 (62%)
High: 800 at  1:10pm
Apparent Temp: 91.7°F
Heat Index Cooling Degree Days Sun
Current: 83.4°F
Today: 85.3°F  3:46pm
Yesterday: 84.3°F
Last Week: 103.6°F
Record: 85.3°F   06-Oct-2026
Today: 1.6
October: 40.5
2026 to Date: 3380.6
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 930.5
Sunlight Hours
Possible hours of Daylight
11:42 hrs:min
-00:02:01 Min
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Fire Risk
Sunrise: 7:24am
Sunset: 7:06pm
Moonrise: 3:11am
Moonset: 4:50pm
Full Moon: September 26 2026
New Moon: 15:51 UTC October 10 2026
Updated at Midnight
Current: 0.18 in   
7-Days Rain: 0.28 in   
7-Days ET: 0.48 in   
7-Day: -0.2 in 0.2 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days.
October: 2.99 in 2.99 in water in excess of what evaporated this month.
Irrigation System: Ready
Other Conditions
Air Density: 1.16 kg/m3
Cloud Height: 6849 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: LOW
Currently:
45.2 at 5:00 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 87 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 87. Wind around 0 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Clear
Clear

Lo 62 °F
NWS forecast: Clear, with a low around 62. East wind around 0 mph.
 NWS NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tonight

Tonight: Clear
Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: 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
Lo 62 °F Hi 84 °F Lo 63 °F Hi 85 °F Lo 66 °F Hi 85 °F Lo 65 °F Hi 83 °F
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Radar/Satellite images courtesy of Weather Underground.