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Ben Arnold, Texas Weather

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

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

Ben Arnold, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:05 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
74%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:29 AM
Sunset
3:35 PM
Ben Arnold, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBen Arnold, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 96°
Ben Arnold, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    96°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    97°76°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    101°74°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    14%
    0.09″
    102°72°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    101°74°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    103°75°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    103°75°
Ben Arnold, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · steady
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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 7 · pk 24 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2312SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ssw.
Ben Arnold, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.8
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.64 inHg
Now
1003.8
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.61001.71003.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Ben Arnold, TX
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
4.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.5
Ben Arnold, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.4mi
UNLIMITED
108 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
15:05 UTC · Ben Arnold, 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
15:05 UTC · Ben Arnold, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ben Arnold, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ben Arnold, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ben Arnold, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:02 AM
Sunrise
1:29 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
3:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ben Arnold, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
10:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ben Arnold, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ben Arnold at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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.

16-Day Forecast — Ben Arnold

  1. Sat96°77°0%
  2. Sun97°76°3%
  3. Mon101°74°14%
  4. Tue102°72°14%
  5. Wed101°74°6%
  6. Thu103°75°1%
  7. Fri103°75°4%
  8. Sat105°75°10%
  9. Sun105°76°7%
  10. Mon104°76°9%
  11. Tue109°78°4%
  12. Wed111°80°13%
  13. Thu105°73°16%
  14. Fri90°74°23%
  15. Sat87°75°16%
  16. Sun97°73°16%

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 — Ben Arnold

SPC includes Ben Arnold 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 Ben Arnold

  • 76519

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.