Fredericksburg TX Weather

20/03/2025

Drought conditions continue to worsen in our area. Now two pockets of exceptional drought are on the map (worst category in the Drought Monitor).

13/03/2025

A potentially historic wind event is expected from eastern New Mexico through Oklahoma, where wind gust of 80 MPH are likely! This will result in extreme wildfire conditions and widespread blowing dust that will greatly reduce visibility. Winds will increase overnight Thursday night, and stay strong through Friday night. Sustained speeds of 40-50 MPH are likely.

11/03/2025

📣 TEXAS: The winds will build throughout the week leading up to a widespread high wind event on Friday March 14th. We will likely see gusts exceeding 60 MPH across the entire northwestern half of Texas on Friday morning and afternoon. These wind velocity predictions are going to change as we get closer to Friday, but expect dust storms, extreme fire conditions, light damage to infrastructure, and hazardous driving conditions for semis/trailers/RVs this Friday.

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09/12/2024

Sunshine is in the forecast today with high temperatures ranging from 75 to 80 degrees ahead of our next cold front, which arrives tonight. Today will be a dry day with winds out of the west at 10 to 20 mph. Elevated fire dangers exist today due to very warm temperatures and gusty winds. A strong cold front arrives tonight with gusty north winds and a few clouds. Lows end up in the 30s with winds becoming north at 15 to 25 mph with higher gusts possible. Tomorrow will be much colder with highs in the 50s.

17/06/2024

Skies become mostly sunny today with humid daytime highs in the lower to middle 90s. Winds will be out of the south-southeast at 10 to 20 mph. An isolated thunderstorm is possible late this afternoon and this evening. Most of us remain dry today. Low clouds develop overnight with humid low temperatures in the lower to middle 70s. South winds remain gusty at 10 to 20 mph. A tropical system could bring us rainfall Wednesday and Thursday.

05/06/2024

Isolated thunderstorms are possible across the Hill Country later today. High temperatures climb into the lower and middle 90s. A boundary may switch our winds to the north later this morning and bring brief relief from higher humidity. If a storm develops later today, there is a marginal risk for hail and strong wind gusts. Partly to mostly cloudy skies are expected overnight tonight with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows drop into the lower 70s.

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09/04/2024

Mostly cloudy skies are in the forecast this morning with showers and a few thunderstorms possible. The stronger storms could produce small hail and locally strong wind gusts. Skies may become partly cloudy this afternoon. Scattered showers and storms remain possible. A few storms may become severe with large hail, damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes possible. The Storm Prediction Center has placed the Fredericksburg area in a 3 out of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms later today and tonight. Highs warm into the upper 70s and lower 80s.

16/01/2024

Sunny skies return to the Hill Country today after several days of cloud cover and frigid temperatures. Despite full sunshine today, high temperatures remain in the upper 20s to lower 30s. We may get above freezing for a brief period of time in a few locations. Tonight will be another cold night with lows between 7 and 13 degrees depending on elevation and wind speeds. Wind chills remain in the single digits to near zero this morning and in the teens this afternoon.

24/09/2023

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on Sep 24 for Gillespie County.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
695 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS

BLANCO BURNET GILLESPIE
LLANO WILLIAMSON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLANCO, BURNET, FREDERICKSBURG,
GEORGETOWN, AND LLANO.

07/09/2023

A cooldown is coming in the extended forecast. Before that happens, it will actually be hotter today and tomorrow. Sunshine dominates the skies today with highs around 100 to 102 degrees. South winds offer little relief at 5 to 10 mph. Fire dangers remain very high due to the drought and extreme heat. A stray storm is possible late in the day, but very unlikely. Lows tonight remain in the lower to middle 70s.

21/08/2023

Today remains mostly sunny and very hot across the Hill Country. Once again, high temperatures soar to between 100 and 105 degrees across Gillespie County. There is a low 10 percent chance of rain late in the day due to daytime heating. All eyes remain focused on the Gulf of Mexico with a tropical disturbance moving toward South Texas. Despite 50 percent rain chances tomorrow, this system may miss us entirely with highest rain chances south of our local area. Significant rainfall is not expected locally although showers will be possible Tuesday.

02/08/2023

A heat advisory is in effect until 9 p.m. this evening. Our prolonged summer heatwave continues with plenty of sunshine and highs between 100 and 103 degrees this afternoon. High fire dangers exist across the Hill Country due to the ongoing drought, low afternoon humidity, occasional gusty winds and hot temperatures. No rainfall relief is expected in the short term. Fair to partly cloudy skies continue overnight with lows in the 70s.