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Flash Flooding Likely into Tonight for Portions of Kansas and Missouri; Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Tropical Storm Krosa Forms Near the Marianas.

Flash flooding likely in northeast Kansas & Missouri into tonight. Widespread extreme heat will develop and persist across much of the Southeast this weekend & next week. Tropical Storm Krosa has formed and will continue to cause heavy rain across Guam & the CNMI through Saturday. Severe storms with flooding rains expected into tonight for portions of the Midwest. Read More >

Astronomical Data for North and Central Texas

The U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) computes astronomical data.  Therefore, the NWS does not record, certify, or authenticate astronomical data.  Computed times of sunrise, sunset, twilight, moonrise, moonset, moon phases, and other astronomical data are available from USNO's Astronomical Applications Department (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/).  See https://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/lawyers for information on using these data for legal purposes.

 

Seasons and Daylight Saving Time

Year Daylight
Saving Time
Begins at 2 am
Vernal
Equinox
(CDT)
Summer
Solstice
(CDT)
Autumnal
Equinox
(CDT)
Daylight
Saving Time
Ends at 2 am
Winter
Solstice
(CST)
2023 Mar 12 Mar 20
4:24 pm
Jun 21
9:57 am
Sep 23
1:49 am
Nov 5 Dec 21
9:27 pm
2024 Mar 10 Mar 19
10:06 pm
Jun 20
3:50 pm
Sep 22
7:43 am
Nov 3 Dec 21
3:19 am
2025 Mar 9 Mar 20
4:01 am
Jun 20
9:41 pm
Sep 22
1:19 pm
Nov 2 Dec 21
9:02 am
2026 Mar 8 Mar 20
9:45 am
Jun 21
3.24 am
Sep 22
7:04 pm
Nov 1 Dec 21
2:49 pm
2027 Mar 14 Mar 20
3:24 pm
Jun 21
9:10 am
Sep 23
1:00 am
Nov 7 Dec 21
8:41 pm

 

Sunrise Times for Easter

Date Paris
(earliest)
Sherman/
Denison
Dallas Fort Worth Waco Killeen Cisco
(latest)
Apr 9, 2023 6:59 am CDT 7:04 am CDT 7:05 am CDT 7:07 am CDT 7:07 am CDT 7:10 am CDT 7:14 am CDT
Mar 31, 2024 7:10 am CDT 7:14 am CDT 7:16 am CDT 7:18 am CDT 7:18 am CDT 7:20 am CDT 7:25 am CDT
Apr 20, 2025 6:45 am CDT 6:49 am CDT 6:51 am CDT 6:53 am CDT 6:54 am CDT 6:57 am CDT 7:00 am CDT
Apr 5, 2026 7:04 am CDT 7:09 am CDT 7:10 am CDT 7:12 am CDT 7:12 am CDT 7:15 am CDT 7:19 am CDT
Mar 28, 2027 7:15 am CDT 7:20 am CDT 7:21 am CDT 7:23 am CDT 7:22 am CDT 7:25 am CDT 7:29 am CDT

 

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