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This is the current conditions weather report for Plano. The report was made 66 minutes ago, at 12:45 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 22 miles per hour / 35.2 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 22 miles per hour / 35.2 kilometers per hour from the north northwest (330°). The temperature was 48°F / 9°C, with a dew-point at 48°F / 9°C. The temperature felt like 41°F / 5°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.09 inHg / 1020 hPa. The relative humidity was 50%. The skies were clear.
Plano is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas, mainly within Collin County, but also extending into Denton County. It is a suburb of Dallas, Texas. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 222,030, making it the ninth largest city in Texas, and the seventieth most populous city in the United States; it had grown to 250,096 in the 2005 census estimate. Plano is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census, and is colloquially referred to as the Metroplex. The city is home to many corporate headquarters, including Cadbury Schweppes, Ericsson, Perot Systems, Electronic Data Systems, Frito-Lay, Cinemark Theatres, and JCPenney.
Plano is the home to two campuses of the Collin County Community College District, one at the Courtyard Center on Preston Park Boulevard and the larger Spring Creek Campus on Spring Creek Parkway at Jupiter.
In 2006, Plano Independent School District announced that 115 seniors were selected as National Merit Semifinalists, the largest in the district's history.
SMU in Legacy, of Southern Methodist University, is a graduate university serving the needs of 3,000 working professionals. Its academic programs include business, engineering and computer training, education and continuing education. It also features The Guildhall that offers a Masters program in video game development.