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TEXAS · WILBARGER COUNTY

Harrold

87 people, 1,240 ft above sea level in Wilbarger County.

1,240 ftElevation, city center
87People, 2024 estimate
4 sq miLand area
Sunny 58°
Sunny now Dew point 39° · SE 13 mph · high 57°
City of Harrold River Interstate 2 miles
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The Harrold plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Harrold

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Wilbarger County Airport (KF05) · 1:55 PM
Sunny
58° Sunny Feels like 58° · high of 57° near 2 PM
WindSE 13 mphno gusts
Humidity49%falling to 47% this afternoon
Pressure30.05 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 39° · Dry48° by Monday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 3 PMin about 1 hours · 89% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 30.26 in · 11 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Wilbarger County
NWS Norman and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:07 AM5:33 PM ↓
10 h 25 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
29
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 40, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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CHANCE OF RAIN
89% · 1.14 in Saturday night 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 37° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 46° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 66° / 40°
SAT Nov. 14 Showers likely Showers likely
57° 45°
90% rain — SE 15, gusts 26 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
50° 43°
80% rain 0.01–0.3″ E 14 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
54° 45°
20% rain — E 3 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 48°
0% rain — SSE 9 B
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
65° 54°
10% rain — S 12 C
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
71° 58°
30% rain — SE 8 C
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
72° 58°
40% rain up to 0.3″ SSE 17, gusts 35 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Harrold about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, and over Texas a day ago, about 590 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from the Mississippi Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the central Plains. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Harrold stands on

Harrold’s center stands about 1,240 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,180 ft to 1,260 ft, a difference of 80 ft: gently rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Clear Fork Group (claystone), from the Permian, 252 to 299 million years old.

The section below crosses 7 rock units mapped at the surface.

Harrold, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
1,100 ft1,200 ft HARROLD1,240 ftBeaver Creekabout 1,030 ftHigh point of the line1,250 ftRed Riverabout 1,120 ft ← SDavidson · N →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Waggoner Ranch Formation

Siltstone-mudstone. Age: Permian, 252 to 299 million years old. About 9 mi of the line.

Clear Fork Group

Claystone. Age: Permian, 252 to 299 million years old. About 7 mi of the line.

Sand sheet deposits

Sand. Age: Holocene, less than 12,000 years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Dune Sand

Fine-detrital. Age: Pleistocene, less than 2.6 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Alluvium

Fine-detrital, coarse-detrital. Age: Holocene, less than 12,000 years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Terrace deposits

Sand. Age: Pleistocene to Holocene, less than 2.6 million years old. About 0.8 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 1 smaller unit along the line are not listed.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Harrold’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Harrold reaches the Gulf of America by way of China Creek, Adams Creek, the Red River, the Atchafalaya and the Lower Atchafalaya: about 1,080 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Harrold≈ 1,080 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF HARROLD ≈ 1,080 mi to the Gulf of America China Creek → Adams Creek → Red River → Atchafalaya → Lower Atchafalaya

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Harrold; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Harrold on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Wichita Falls TX · 31 MI 31 miles east Oklahoma City OK · 130 MI 130 miles northeast Fort Worth TX · 132 MI 132 miles southeast Arlington TX · 145 MI 145 miles southeast Dallas TX · 158 MI 158 miles southeast
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TEXAS · WILBARGER

Harrold

87 people, 1,240 ft above sea level in Wilbarger County.

1,240 ftElevation
87People
4 sq miLand
Sunny 58°
SunnyDew point 39°
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Today in Harrold

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 57° 22%
5p rain 54° 41%
8p rain 49° 75%
11p rain 47° 89%
2a rain 47° 81%
5a rain 46° 42%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 3 PM · 89%
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Sat90%
Showers likely Showers likely
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57
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Sun80%
Showers likely Showers likely
43
50
B
Mon20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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54
B
Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Wed10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
54
65
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Thu30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58
71
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Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
58
72
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Harrold stands on

Harrold’s center stands about 1,240 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,180 ft to 1,260 ft, a difference of 80 ft: gently rolling country.

Harrold, south to north Harrold1,240 ftBeaver Creekabout 1,030 ftRed Riverabout 1,120 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,240 ft
Within 3 miles1,180 to 1,260 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (80 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceClear Fork Group
Its agePermian, 252 to 299 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,080 mito the Gulf of AmericaChina Creek → Adams Creek → Red River → Atchafalaya → Lower Atchafalaya

A raindrop that lands in Harrold reaches the Gulf of America by way of China Creek, Adams Creek, the Red River, the Atchafalaya and the Lower Atchafalaya: about 1,080 river miles.