South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Thursday, October 15, 2026

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA
High 89°F, low 78°F.

Tropical storm

Post-Tropical Cyclone Simon

Rain bands and gusts possible, passing to the southwest

Was closest at 7:00 PM

Little impactSevere
Here
Rain bands and gusts possible
Winds now
35 mph
Closest
841 mi WSW, Thu 7:00 PM
Where it is now
889 mi WSW, below the horizon
Cone: where the centre is likely to go Tropical-storm winds (34 kt+) Hurricane-force (64 kt+) Forecast from NOAA National Hurricane Center, Fri 16 Oct, 21:00 UTC. Not an official warning: follow your local authorities.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
4%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
68%
Wind
9 mph
7:04 AM Blue hour
7:13 AM Best color
7:27 AM Sunrise
7:58 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.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 5 an hour

Best around 5:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
78°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, NE to NE

Rose 5:36 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NE
Rising, then up to NE
When
5:36 AM
until 5:37 AM
Visible for
1m 20s
Highest
24° NE
Ends
Sets NE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, NNE to ESE

Rose 6:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Rising, then up to NNE
When
6:02 AM
until 6:05 AM
Visible for
3m 10s
Highest
51° NNE
Ends
Sets ESE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Good

7:00 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
69%
Wind
10 mph
6:29 PM Golden hour
7:00 PM Sunset
7:16 PM Best color
7:24 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.

Moon

Waxing crescent

23% lit

12:07 PM – 10:27 PM

ESE SW
12:07 PM Moonrise
12:29 PM 4°
5:17 PM Highest, 36°
10:06 PM 4°
10:27 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
4% dry 68% 9 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 89°F Mainly clear
34% dry 60% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 83°F Clear sky
0% dry 69% 10 mph
Late Night 11 PM 81°F Clear sky
1% dry 69% 11 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:04 AM–7:27 AM
  • Morning best color 7:13 AM
  • Sunrise 7:27 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:27 AM–7:58 AM
  • Moonrise 12:08 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:29 PM–7:00 PM
  • Sunset 7:00 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:00 PM–7:24 PM
  • Evening best color 7:16 PM
  • Fully dark 8:17 PM–6:11 AM
  • Moonset 10:28 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:37 PM–6:11 AM

Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:44 AM 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 Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:59 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 1:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:55 AM 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