Alpine, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alpine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle10%0.01″97°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—91°67°-6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°69°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——89°73°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——91°72°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear11%—94°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy24%—96°74°+2°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53), ratio 0.67 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 5.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53), ratio 0.67 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Alpine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 79830, 79832
16-Day Forecast — Alpine
- Sat97°68°10%
- Sun91°67°10%
- Mon90°69°4%
- Tue89°73°4%
- Wed91°72°5%
- Thu94°73°11%
- Fri96°74°24%
- Sat94°75°25%
- Sun89°71°25%
- Mon90°72°21%
- Tue91°72°10%
- Wed94°73°6%
- Thu101°75°6%
- Fri87°71°3%
- Sat90°72°13%
- Sun84°66°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
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 — Alpine
SPC includes Alpine in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Alpine
- 79830
- 79832
- 79831