Midday News Brief: October 31, 2026

📰 MIDDAY NEWS BRIEF 📰

Monday night storms, sunny Election Day • Dry Halloween 👇

📆 October 31st, 2026AD

🔥 MIDDAY HEADLINES

1. 🔄 UPDATE: Monday night storms

2. 🔄 UPDATE: Dry Halloween evening

🌤️ MIDDAY WEATHER

🌡️ CURRENT: 68° and overcast at the Granbury airport at 11:35 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

☀️ THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy in Granbury, high near 75°. Northeast wind around 5 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

🌙 TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy, low around 61°. Nearly calm winds.

⏱️ NEXT 12 HOURS: noon–3 p.m. mostly cloudy, 72°–75° • 3–6 p.m. mostly cloudy to partly sunny, near 75° • 6–9 p.m. mostly cloudy, 75°–70° • 9 p.m.–midnight partly cloudy, 68°–66°

⚠️ HAZARDS: No active NWS alerts for Hood County as of 11:42 a.m.

📅 3-DAY OUTLOOK

Sunday: partly sunny, 82°/66°

Monday: partly sunny, 84°/61°

Tuesday: sunny, 75°/51°

🚗 TRAFFIC

🚧 Loop 567 filming between FM 4 and Highway 377 near Granbury Regional Airport brings temporary stops of up to 10 minutes, 7 a.m.–7 p.m., through Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Loop 567 overnight closures start Thursday, Nov. 5. Both directions close from 6 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, and from 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, to 6 a.m. Saturday.

🏛️ MIDDAY LEAD

🔄 UPDATE: STORMS LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT

Granbury's NWS forecast puts the chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night at 70%. Monday's high is near 84°, with a low around 61° that night and wind gusts up to 35 mph.

NWS Fort Worth expects a cold front and a line of storms to cross North and Central Texas Monday night into Tuesday morning.

Severe-weather risk is low, with damaging wind gusts the main concern. The greatest severe potential is near the Red River; details remain uncertain.

Granbury's forecast calls for sunshine Tuesday, Election Day, with a high near 75° and northwest gusts up to 30 mph. Across the region, dry and breezy conditions follow the storms eastward.

Hood County is in the Countywide Polling Place Program, so voters may cast a ballot at any location in the county on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

🤝 LOCAL PRIDE

🔄 UPDATE: DRY HALLOWEEN EVENING EXPECTED

NWS Fort Worth expects rain to move out this afternoon, leaving a dry evening for trick-or-treating. Clouds and humidity will linger, with light winds.

Set clocks back one hour before bed: daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, the City of Granbury reminds residents.

✅ BOTTOM LINE

🌧️ Storms are likely Monday night; the Granbury forecast turns sunny for Election Day.

🎃 A dry Halloween evening is expected. Set clocks back one hour tonight.

Hood County Express — Est'd 1/26 🚂

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Midday News Brief: October 31, 2026