Balmorhea, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Balmorhea weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——102°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——97°75°-5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——97°74°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——98°78°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——99°79°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——101°80°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear13%—103°81°+2°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 5.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Balmorhea at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79718
16-Day Forecast — Balmorhea
- Sat102°72°2%
- Sun97°75°5%
- Mon97°74°2%
- Tue98°78°2%
- Wed99°79°2%
- Thu101°80°5%
- Fri103°81°13%
- Sat102°82°9%
- Sun96°79°18%
- Mon98°80°18%
- Tue100°78°6%
- Wed103°80°4%
- Thu106°82°3%
- Fri92°76°5%
- Sat96°79°15%
- Sun90°74°19%
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 — Balmorhea
SPC includes Balmorhea 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 Balmorhea
- 79718