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Dripping Springs, Arizona Weather

The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dripping Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Dripping Springs, AZ
Sunday, July 5 at 7:03 AM
85
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
14%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
10:19 PM
Sunset
12:35 PM
Dripping Springs, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDripping Springs, AZ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 81 to 107 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 81°H 107°
Dripping Springs, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    107°82°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    108°81°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    109°81°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    0.02″
    108°74°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    106°78°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    103°78°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    10%
    103°83°
Dripping Springs, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
340° · backing 124°
Direction
NNW
340°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 15 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 163SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Dripping Springs, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
935.1
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 27.61 inHg
Now
935.1
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 934939
925930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW939.3933.7935.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dripping Springs, AZ
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
33μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.69
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Dripping Springs, AZ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
14:03 UTC · Dripping Springs, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
14:03 UTC · Dripping Springs, AZ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dripping Springs, AZ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dripping Springs, AZ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dripping Springs, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:52 AM
Sunrise
10:19 PM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
12:35 PM
Civil dusk
8:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dripping Springs, AZ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
10:38 PM
Moonset
10:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dripping Springs, AZ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dripping Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Dripping Springs

  1. Sun107°82°5%
  2. Mon108°81°3%
  3. Tue109°81°11%
  4. Wed108°74°2%
  5. Thu106°78°7%
  6. Fri103°78°5%
  7. Sat103°83°10%
  8. Sun103°81°24%
  9. Mon107°84°23%
  10. Tue98°76°18%
  11. Wed95°76°26%
  12. Thu108°82°32%
  13. Fri112°89°33%
  14. Sat115°90°32%
  15. Sun109°88°32%
  16. Mon107°87°29%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Dripping Springs

SPC includes Dripping Springs in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Dripping Springs

  • 85192

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.