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Dripping Springs, Oklahoma Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. 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, OK
Saturday, July 4 at 10:31 PM
77
°
Thunderstorm
Feels like
78°
Humidity
81%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Sunset
3:39 PM
Dripping Springs, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDripping Springs, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 57% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 68°H 87°
Dripping Springs, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    27%
    0.30″
    91°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    0.01″
    87°68°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    90°70°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    92°69°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    94°72°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    97°75°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    92°72°-5°
Dripping Springs, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
330° · backing 176°
Direction
NNW
330°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
38
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 3
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
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 3 · pk 38
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 244SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 38 — flags snap, branches bend.
Dripping Springs, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.1
+3.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.88 inHg
Now
978.1
mb
3h
+3.1
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.7974.4977.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Dripping Springs, OK
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.3 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Dripping Springs, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
3.5mi
MODERATE
72 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
03:31 UTC · Dripping Springs, OK · 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
03:31 UTC · Dripping Springs, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dripping Springs, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dripping Springs, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dripping Springs, OK
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
3:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dripping Springs, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
11:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dripping Springs, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dripping Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 24 (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. Sat91°73°27%
  2. Sun87°71°57%
  3. Mon90°70°10%
  4. Tue92°69°3%
  5. Wed94°72°2%
  6. Thu97°75°8%
  7. Fri92°72°20%
  8. Sat91°68°20%
  9. Sun78°68°12%
  10. Mon87°63°4%
  11. Tue89°66°4%
  12. Wed94°69°7%
  13. Thu97°73°10%
  14. Fri96°78°10%
  15. Sat94°77°11%
  16. Sun98°76°25%

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 has placed Dripping Springs in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.

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

  • 74338

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.