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Ballinger, Texas Weather

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

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

Ballinger, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:17 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
63%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:39 AM
Sunset
3:49 PM
Ballinger, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBallinger, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 99°
Ballinger, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    99°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    99°75°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    20%
    0.03″
    100°72°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    100°74°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    103°78°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    103°79°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    102°77°-1°
Ballinger, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · veering 9°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 21 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 193SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 9° from the ssw.
Ballinger, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.0
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.29 inHg
Now
958.0
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956960
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW960.0956.3957.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Ballinger, TX
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8
Ballinger, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.4mi
UNLIMITED
135 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
14:17 UTC · Ballinger, 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
14:17 UTC · Ballinger, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ballinger, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ballinger, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ballinger, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:12 AM
Sunrise
1:39 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
3:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ballinger, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
10:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ballinger, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ballinger at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 76821

16-Day Forecast — Ballinger

  1. Sat99°76°1%
  2. Sun99°75°11%
  3. Mon100°72°20%
  4. Tue100°74°4%
  5. Wed103°78°4%
  6. Thu103°79°0%
  7. Fri102°77°4%
  8. Sat104°77°6%
  9. Sun103°79°6%
  10. Mon104°79°3%
  11. Tue105°80°3%
  12. Wed110°81°7%
  13. Thu107°84°11%
  14. Fri98°72°13%
  15. Sat84°70°13%
  16. Sun95°70°17%

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 — Ballinger

SPC includes Ballinger 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 Ballinger

  • 76821

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.