Waco, Texas weather · now
Clear
- Feels
- 99°
- High / Low
- 99° / 76°
- Wind
- 50 mph S
- Humidity
- 53%
Current weather and 7-day forecast for Waco, Texas, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect sunny today. Today's high is 99° with a low near 76°.
What to wear today
Stay cool — limit sun exposure
Extreme heat at 99°F. Light colors, hat, and shade breaks.
Next 24 hours
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11 AM
88°
1%
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1 PM
94°
1%
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3 PM
97°
1%
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5 PM
98°
1%
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7 PM
97°
1%
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9 PM
92°
1%
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11 PM
87°
1%
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1 AM
83°
1%
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3 AM
81°
1%
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5 AM
78°
1%
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7 AM
76°
0%
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9 AM
80°
0%
Live radar
View full radar →7 days
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Today 8/11
Sunny 1% 99° · 76° - 11 AM
88° Sunny 1% - 12 PM
91° Sunny 1% - 1 PM
94° Sunny 1% - 2 PM
96° Sunny 1% - 3 PM
97° Sunny 1% - 4 PM
98° Sunny 1% - 5 PM
98° Sunny 1% - 6 PM
99° Clear 1% - 7 PM
97° Clear 1% - 8 PM
96° Clear 1% - 9 PM
92° Clear 1% - 10 PM
89° Clear 1% - 11 PM
87° Clear 1%
- 11 AM
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Wed 8/12
Sunny 1% 100° · 77° - 12 AM
85° Clear 1% - 1 AM
83° Clear 1% - 2 AM
82° Mostly Clear 1% - 3 AM
81° Clear 1% - 4 AM
78° Mostly Clear 1% - 5 AM
78° Mostly Clear 1% - 6 AM
77° Sunny 1% - 7 AM
76° Sunny - 8 AM
78° Mostly Sunny - 9 AM
80° Mostly Sunny - 10 AM
84° Sunny - 11 AM
88° Sunny - 12 PM
91° Sunny - 1 PM
94° Sunny - 2 PM
97° Sunny - 3 PM
98° Sunny - 4 PM
99° Sunny - 5 PM
99° Sunny - 6 PM
100° Clear - 7 PM
98° Clear - 8 PM
97° Clear - 9 PM
94° Clear - 10 PM
90° Clear - 11 PM
88° Clear
- 12 AM
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Thu 8/13
Sunny 0% 99° · 76° - 12 AM
86° Clear - 1 AM
84° Clear - 2 AM
82° Clear - 3 AM
81° Clear - 4 AM
79° Clear - 5 AM
78° Mostly Clear - 6 AM
78° Sunny - 7 AM
77° Sunny - 8 AM
79° Sunny - 9 AM
82° Sunny - 10 AM
84° Sunny - 11 AM
88° Sunny - 12 PM
91° Sunny - 1 PM
95° Sunny - 2 PM
96° Sunny - 3 PM
98° Sunny - 4 PM
99° Sunny - 5 PM
98° Sunny - 6 PM
98° Clear - 7 PM
97° Clear - 8 PM
94° Clear - 9 PM
92° Clear - 10 PM
89° Clear - 11 PM
87° Clear
- 12 AM
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Fri 8/14
Sunny 0% 100° · 76° - 12 AM
85° Clear - 1 AM
83° Clear - 2 AM
81° Clear - 3 AM
79° Mostly Clear - 4 AM
77° Mostly Clear - 5 AM
77° Mostly Clear - 6 AM
76° Mostly Sunny - 7 AM
76° Mostly Sunny - 8 AM
79° Mostly Sunny - 9 AM
81° Sunny - 10 AM
84° Sunny - 11 AM
88° Sunny - 12 PM
91° Sunny - 1 PM
95° Sunny - 2 PM
97° Sunny - 3 PM
98° Sunny - 4 PM
100° Sunny - 5 PM
99° Sunny - 6 PM
98° Mostly Clear - 7 PM
97° Mostly Clear - 8 PM
94° Mostly Clear - 9 PM
91° Mostly Clear - 10 PM
89° Mostly Clear - 11 PM
87° Mostly Clear
- 12 AM
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Sat 8/15
Sunny 0% 99° · 76° - 12 AM
85° Mostly Clear - 1 AM
83° Mostly Clear - 2 AM
81° Mostly Clear - 3 AM
79° Mostly Clear - 4 AM
78° Mostly Clear - 5 AM
77° Mostly Clear - 6 AM
76° Sunny - 7 AM
76° Sunny - 8 AM
78° Sunny - 9 AM
81° Sunny - 10 AM
84° Sunny - 11 AM
88° Sunny - 12 PM
92° Sunny - 1 PM
95° Sunny - 2 PM
97° Sunny - 3 PM
99° Sunny - 4 PM
99° Sunny - 5 PM
99° Sunny - 6 PM
98° Mostly Clear - 7 PM
97° Mostly Clear - 8 PM
95° Mostly Clear - 9 PM
92° Mostly Clear - 10 PM
89° Mostly Clear - 11 PM
87° Mostly Clear
- 12 AM
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Sun 8/16
Sunny 1% 100° · 76° - 12 AM
85° Mostly Clear - 1 AM
83° Mostly Clear - 2 AM
81° Mostly Clear - 3 AM
79° Mostly Clear - 4 AM
78° Mostly Clear - 5 AM
76° Mostly Clear - 6 AM
76° Sunny - 7 AM
76° Sunny - 8 AM
78° Sunny - 9 AM
81° Sunny - 10 AM
85° Sunny - 11 AM
89° Sunny - 12 PM
93° Sunny - 1 PM
96° Sunny - 2 PM
98° Sunny - 3 PM
99° Sunny - 4 PM
99° Sunny - 5 PM
99° Sunny - 6 PM
99° Clear - 7 PM
98° Clear 1% - 8 PM
95° Clear 1% - 9 PM
92° Clear 1% - 10 PM
89° Clear 1% - 11 PM
87° Clear 1%
- 12 AM
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Mon 8/17
Sunny 1% 100° · 77° - 12 AM
85° Clear 1% - 1 AM
83° Clear 1% - 2 AM
81° Clear 1% - 3 AM
79° Clear 1% - 4 AM
78° Clear 1% - 5 AM
77° Clear 1% - 6 AM
76° Sunny 1% - 7 AM
77° Sunny 1% - 8 AM
79° Sunny 1% - 9 AM
82° Sunny 1% - 10 AM
86° Sunny 1% - 11 AM
90° Sunny 1% - 12 PM
94° Sunny 1% - 1 PM
97° Sunny - 2 PM
99° Sunny - 3 PM
100° Sunny - 4 PM
100° Sunny - 5 PM
100° Sunny - 6 PM
99° Mostly Clear - 7 PM
98° Mostly Clear 1% - 8 PM
95° Mostly Clear 1% - 9 PM
92° Mostly Clear 1% - 10 PM
89° Mostly Clear 1%
- 12 AM
Extended outlook days 8–16
- Tue 8/18
Cloudy 1% 108° · 80° - Wed 8/19
Partly Cloudy 1% 110° · 80° - Thu 8/20
Cloudy 1% 108° · 81° - Fri 8/21
Partly Cloudy 3% 105° · 79° - Sat 8/22
Cloudy 15% 105° · 78° - Sun 8/23
Drizzle 22% 101° · 77° - Mon 8/24
Drizzle 29% 94° · 74° - Tue 8/25
Cloudy 40% 97° · 78° - Wed 8/26
Cloudy 48% 101° · 73°
Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.
Best day this week
Quiet week — most days look comparable.
Wednesday, 8/12
Sunny, 100° / 77°
- Tomorrow
100°77° - Thu
99°76° - Fri
100°76° - Sat
99°76° - Sun
100°76° - Mon
100°77°
Best time to head outside
Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.
- RunTomorrow 7 AM
warm at 76°F · light wind (10 mph) · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Good78 / 100 - BikeTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 77°F · light wind (10 mph) · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - GolfTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 77°F · light wind (10 mph) · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - PicnicTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 77°F · light wind (10 mph) · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - Magic ShowAnytime
Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.
Corporate Magician Scott Henderson
How well did we do?
Average miss by lead time.
Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.
Day-by-day, 1 day out
- Sun, Aug 9±2°High99°100°-1°Low76°78°-2°
- Sat, Aug 8pendingHigh98°——Low76°——
- Fri, Aug 7pendingHigh99°——Low76°——
- Thu, Aug 6pendingHigh98°——Low76°——
- Wed, Aug 5pendingHigh99°——Low77°——
- Tue, Aug 4pendingHigh101°——Low76°——
Climate normals
What weather to expect in Waco
Waco in August typically averages 96° highs and 78° lows, with about 8 days of rain. The hottest stretch is August (average high 96°); the coldest is January (average low 38°). April is the wettest month on average.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57° | 38° | 9 |
| Feb | 68° | 46° | 7 |
| Mar | 78° | 56° | 10 |
| Apr | 81° | 63° | 18 |
| May | 84° | 66° | 17 |
| Jun | 90° | 75° | 17 |
| Jul | 92° | 76° | 16 |
| Aug | 96° | 78° | 8 |
| Sep | 90° | 71° | 9 |
| Oct | 87° | 65° | 4 |
| Nov | 75° | 55° | 7 |
| Dec | 65° | 47° | 9 |
Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.
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Detailed forecast (NWS)
- Today
- Sunny, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 103. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Wednesday
- Sunny, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 103. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Thursday
- Sunny, with a high near 99. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Friday
- Sunny, with a high near 100. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.