By Jett Whittington, The Alliance Gazette
Valid Monday, October 26, 2026, and tonight into Tuesday morning, October 27. National Weather Service point forecasts updated at 1:26 a.m. CDT Monday; checked at 5:30 a.m. CDT. Grid winds checked at 5:31 a.m. Forecasts and official alerts rechecked at 6:00 a.m. CDT; forecast details remain unchanged.
Partly sunny skies and highs near 77–78°F are forecast for Eastland, Cisco and Ranger today. Tonight turns mostly cloudy, with a 20–30% chance of showers after 1 a.m. Tuesday. Overnight lows are forecast near 58–59°F before temperatures rise modestly toward daybreak.
Eastland
Today: Partly sunny, high near 78°F. South-southeast wind 0–10 mph, with grid forecast gusts around 15 mph. Daytime rain probability 2%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after 1 a.m. Tuesday. Low near 58°F, rising toward 60°F overnight. Southeast wind 0–5 mph, gusts around 12 mph. Rain chance 20%.
Cisco
Today: Partly sunny, high near 77°F, easing toward 75°F in the afternoon. South-southeast wind 5–10 mph, gusts around 16 mph. Daytime rain probability 2%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after 1 a.m. Tuesday. Low near 59°F, rising toward 61°F overnight. Southeast wind near 5 mph, gusts around 12 mph. Rain chance 30%.
Ranger
Today: Partly sunny, high near 78°F. South-southeast wind 5–10 mph, gusts around 15 mph. Daytime rain probability 1%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after 1 a.m. Tuesday. Low near 59°F, rising toward 61°F overnight. Southeast wind 0–5 mph, gusts around 12 mph. Rain chance 20%.
Periods and uncertainty
Today's forecast covers 6 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday; tonight covers 6 p.m. Monday–6 a.m. Tuesday, all CDT. Tonight's lows are not this morning's temperatures. Nighttime rain chances follow the NWS written forecast; the underlying numerical probabilities are 24%, 25% and 24%. Forecasts can change, and a low rain chance is not a guarantee of dry weather.
Alerts and safety
At 6:00 a.m. CDT, the NWS active-alert feeds for Eastland County and forecast zone TXZ129 returned no active alerts. This is a time-limited snapshot, not an all-clear. The local Hazardous Weather Outlook product was unavailable in this check.
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Official sources
Eastland: https://api.weather.gov/gridpoints/FWD/14,89/forecast
Cisco: https://api.weather.gov/gridpoints/FWD/8,88/forecast
Ranger: https://api.weather.gov/gridpoints/FWD/19,92/forecast
NWS grid gusts: https://api.weather.gov/gridpoints/FWD/14,89 ; https://api.weather.gov/gridpoints/FWD/8,88 ; https://api.weather.gov/gridpoints/FWD/19,92
County alerts: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?zone=TXC133
Forecast-zone alerts: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?zone=TXZ129
County signup verification: https://www.eastlandcounty.gov/1258/Emergency-Alerts
Weather illustration generated with AI; forecast information is sourced from the National Weather Service.