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Abilene, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Abilene, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:27 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
57%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
1:36 AM
Sunset
3:49 PM
Abilene, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAbilene, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 78°H 99°
Abilene, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    99°79°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    12%
    0.20″
    102°77°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    100°73°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    11%
    103°74°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    105°79°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    105°80°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    104°79°-1°
Abilene, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 9°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 11
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 11 · pk 25 @ 5:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 219SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Abilene, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.4
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.21 inHg
Now
955.4
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954958
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW957.7954.1955.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Abilene, TX
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Abilene, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.8mi
UNLIMITED
126 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
14:27 UTC · Abilene, TX · 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
14:27 UTC · Abilene, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Abilene, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Abilene, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Abilene, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:09 AM
Sunrise
1:36 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
3:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Abilene, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
10:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Abilene, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Abilene at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 79601, 79602, 79603, 79605, 79606, 79699

16-Day Forecast — Abilene

  1. Sat99°79°0%
  2. Sun102°77°12%
  3. Mon100°73°16%
  4. Tue103°74°11%
  5. Wed105°79°2%
  6. Thu105°80°1%
  7. Fri104°79°5%
  8. Sat104°78°5%
  9. Sun106°78°5%
  10. Mon107°78°4%
  11. Tue108°80°3%
  12. Wed113°85°5%
  13. Thu103°83°7%
  14. Fri97°71°14%
  15. Sat83°70°24%
  16. Sun94°70°30%

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

Live wind & temperature near Abilene

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Abilene

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

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

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 Abilene

  • 79607
  • 79605
  • 79699
  • 79603
  • 79602
  • 79601
  • 79606
  • 79604
  • 79608
  • 79697
  • 79698

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.