South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Friday, October 9, 2026

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA
High 85°F, low 78°F.

Tropical storm

Hurricane Isaias

Outer clouds at most, passing to the east

Was closest at 10:33 AM

Little impactSevere
Here
Outer clouds at most
Winds now
121 mph, Category 3
Closest
621 mi ENE, Fri 10:33 AM
The eye
605 mi from its edge now
Where it is now
621 mi ENE, its cloud 1° above the horizon

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:24 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
3%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
65%
Wind
6 mph
7:01 AM Blue hour
7:10 AM Best color
7:24 AM Sunrise
7:55 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 21 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Sunset

Good

7:06 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
70%
Wind
11 mph
6:36 PM Golden hour
7:06 PM Sunset
7:22 PM Best color
7:29 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 19 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 8:23 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:23 PM to 10:13 PM
Where to look
Southwestern horizon, up to 25° above it
Highest at
8:23 PM
Sky fully dark
8:23 PM to 6:08 AM
Sky darkness
Fair
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

New moon

1% lit

New moon today at 10:50 AM

Moonless and fully dark 8:30 PM to 6:00 AM

6:25 AM – 6:27 PM

E W
6:25 AM Moonrise
6:43 AM 4°
12:27 PM Highest, 59°
6:09 PM 4°
6:27 PM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 83°F Clear sky
3% dry 65% 6 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 84°F Overcast
100% dry 68% 15 mph
Evening 7 PM 82°F Overcast
100% dry 70% 11 mph
Late Night 11 PM 80°F Clear sky
0% dry 68% 10 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 6:25 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:01 AM–7:24 AM
  • Morning best color 7:10 AM
  • Sunrise 7:24 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:24 AM–7:55 AM
  • Moonset 6:27 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:36 PM–7:06 PM
  • Sunset 7:06 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:06 PM–7:29 PM
  • Evening best color 7:22 PM
  • Fully dark 8:23 PM–6:08 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:23 PM–6:08 AM

Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Tiangong space station Modest pass, SE to SE, 19 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:42 AM Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:44 AM Orionids Active, around 9 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:59 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, SSW to SSE, 35 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 8:08 PM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:56 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:24 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 6:24 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 10:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 21% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 7:47 AM Partial solar eclipse 38.5% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 10:47 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 10:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 23.3% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 4:26 PM Total lunar eclipse 98% of it above your horizon
Fri 7 Oct 2033 5:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 9:46 PM Total lunar eclipse 96% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 9:51 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it