Saturday, October 24, 2026

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 61, with temperatures rising to around 63 overnight. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Sunday turns mostly cloudy. The NWS alerts feed showed no watches, warnings or advisories for the courthouse point at 5:23 a.m.; Friday's Air Quality Alert for ozone expired at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Source: National Weather Service forecast for the courthouse point (gridpoint FWD 52,104), updated 4:31 a.m. CDT Oct. 24, and NWS active alerts for 32.7593 N, 97.7972 W, read 5:23 a.m. Oct. 24

Football: Aledo 70, Weatherford 14; the Kangaroos fall to 5-3 and 3-2 in district

MaxPreps posted the final from Friday's district game at Aledo. Weatherford is 5-3 overall and 3-2 in district, fourth in the standings; Aledo moves to 5-3 and 4-1. The Kangaroos host Bowie on Friday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m., then close the regular season at Arlington on Thursday, Nov. 5.

What you can do. Next: Kangaroos host Bowie, Friday at 7 p.m.

Source: MaxPreps, Weatherford Kangaroos varsity football schedule, read Oct. 24

Volleyball: Weatherford 3, Arlington 0, on the road Friday

The Kangaroos swept Arlington, MaxPreps reports, three days after a 3-1 win at Arlington Bowie. Weatherford is 27-14 overall and 11-3 in district, third in the standings.

Source: MaxPreps, Weatherford Kangaroos varsity volleyball schedule, read Oct. 24

Early voting's first weekend: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at all seven Parker County sites

The main site is the Parker County Election Building, 801 Santa Fe Dr. The county's sheet lists the same hours at the Peaster ISD Rock Gym, 8512 FM 920; Olive Branch Masonic Lodge #792, 201 Grindstone Rd., Brock; the Hudson Oaks Public Safety Building, 150 N. Oakridge Dr.; the Aledo ISD Admin Building, 1008 Bailey Ranch Rd.; Springtown Senior Center, 1070 N. Main St.; and Azle City Hall, 505 W. Main St. From Monday, Oct. 26, through Friday, Oct. 30, every site is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

What you can do. Bring an approved photo ID; any county site works during early voting.

Source: Parker County Elections, Early Voting Sites and Hours, read Oct. 24

Burn ban: Parker County is still on the statewide list, which grew to 151 counties; Tarrant County came off

The Texas A&M Forest Service list stamped 10/23/2026 3:37:48 PM, still the newest at 5:23 a.m. today, has 151 counties, up from 146. Anderson, Comal, Fayette, Jefferson, Matagorda and Orange went on, and Tarrant came off. Palo Pinto, Wise and Jack are still on; Hood and Johnson are not.

Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban county list, read Oct. 24, compared with the list stamped 10/22/2026 10:08:40 AM

Unchanged since Friday: no new city agendas, minutes or meeting videos on Granicus; Tuesday's council agenda stands as posted

The Oct. 27 City Council agenda, with the Heritage Park Estates and 1802 Old Brock Road hearings, has not changed. The Municipal Utility Board's Oct. 29 agenda is not posted yet. The city's and Parker County's news feeds had no new releases this morning.

Source: City of Weatherford Granicus agenda list; City of Weatherford and Parker County news feeds; all read Oct. 24

Early voting 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; noon to 3 p.m.: Trunk or Treat, 403 Hickory Ln.; 7 to 10 p.m.: Jack-O-Lantern Nights' last night, Chandor Gardens, 711 W. Lee Avenue (tickets required)

Source: Parker County Elections; City of Weatherford calendar, read Oct. 24

Early voting 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Source: Parker County Elections

Early voting 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Friday; 1 p.m.: Weatherford Public Library Board; 2 to 5 p.m.: Painting in the Patch at the library

Source: Parker County Elections; City of Weatherford Granicus and calendar, read Oct. 24

Noon to 3 p.m.: chamber Battle of the Businesses bowling tournament, Film Alley; 6 p.m.: City Council, 303 Palo Pinto Street (Heritage Park Estates and 1802 Old Brock Road hearings)

Source: City of Weatherford Granicus; Parker County Chamber of Commerce events calendar

9 a.m.: Building and Standards Commission; 4 p.m.: Harry Potter Celebration at the library; 5:30 p.m.: Historic Preservation Commission

Source: City of Weatherford calendar and Granicus, read Oct. 24

Noon: Municipal Utility Board (agenda not yet posted)

Source: City of Weatherford calendar, read Oct. 24

Last day of early voting; 7 p.m.: Kangaroos host Bowie

Source: Parker County Elections; MaxPreps

Election Day, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Source: Parker County Elections

7 p.m.: Kangaroos at Arlington, the last regular-season game

Source: MaxPreps

1 p.m.: author signing with Ralph Carlile at the library

Source: City of Weatherford calendar, read Oct. 24

Early voting sites and hours

Tuesday's council agenda

Burn ban: Parker County's status by day