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Richardson, TX weather

It is 72°F and clear at Dallas / Addison Airport as of Oct 28, 12:35 AM CDT. Overnight: Clear, low near 61°F, 1% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 6:06 PM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:17 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

72°F

Clear · feels like 71°F

Wind

S 5 mph

Humidity 60% · dew point 57°F

Pressure · visibility

30.14 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Dallas / Addison Airport (KADS), Oct 28, 12:35 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Richardson forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS FWD forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the FWD office near Richardson.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. Texas has 2 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Richardson (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM67°FClear1%S 5 mph
Wed 2 AM66°FClear1%S 5 mph
Wed 3 AM64°FClear1%S 5 mph
Wed 4 AM63°FClear1%S 5 mph
Wed 5 AM62°FClear1%S 5 mph
Wed 6 AM62°FSunny1%SSE 5 mph
Wed 7 AM61°FSunny3%SSE 5 mph
Wed 8 AM61°FSunny3%SSE 5 mph
Wed 9 AM65°FSunny3%SSE 5 mph
Wed 10 AM71°FSunny2%S 5 mph
Wed 11 AM75°FSunny2%S 5 mph
Wed 12 PM78°FSunny2%S 10 mph
Wed 1 PM79°FSunny1%S 10 mph
Wed 2 PM82°FSunny1%S 10 mph
Wed 3 PM82°FSunny1%S 10 mph
Wed 4 PM82°FSunny13%S 10 mph
Wed 5 PM83°FSunny13%SSE 10 mph
Wed 6 PM82°FPartly Cloudy13%SSE 10 mph
Wed 7 PM79°FMostly Clear0%SSE 5 mph
Wed 8 PM77°FPartly Cloudy0%SSE 5 mph
Wed 9 PM73°FMostly Clear0%SSE 5 mph
Wed 10 PM72°FMostly Clear0%SSE 5 mph
Wed 11 PM71°FMostly Clear0%SSE 5 mph
Thu 12 AM70°FPartly Cloudy0%SSE 5 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Richardson can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 61°F

Clear, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 83°F·Low 66°F

Sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

High 83°F·Low 65°F

Partly sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 65, with temperatures rising to around 67 overnight. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday

High 75°F·Low 60°F

A chance of rain showers after 7am. Cloudy. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday

High 78°F·Low 61°F

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Sunday

High 80°F·Low 64°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday

High 81°F·Low 57°F

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

High 73°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Richardson is served by the National Weather Service FWD forecast office, forecast zone TXZ119, county zone TXC113.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Richardson (32.9723, -96.7081), in Dallas County. Population: 118,221 (2024 estimate), number 34 of the 154 Texas cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KFWS. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/32.9723,-96.7081 (forecast issued Oct 27, 6:06 PM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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