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Benavides, Texas Weather

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

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

Benavides, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:03 AM
84
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
71%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Sunset
3:33 PM
Benavides, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBenavides, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 97°
Benavides, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    97°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    97°75°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    99°74°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    101°74°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    102°74°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    101°74°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    11%
    101°74°
Benavides, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · veering 5°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
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 11 · pk 27 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2713SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 5° from the sse.
Benavides, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.8
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.61 inHg
Now
1002.8
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001003
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.01000.41002.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Benavides, TX
Air quality
18
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~27 @ 9 PM

AQI 18 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.71
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Benavides, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
20%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.6mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
15:03 UTC · Benavides, 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
15:03 UTC · Benavides, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Benavides, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Benavides, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Benavides, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:17 AM
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
3:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Benavides, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Benavides, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Benavides at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 84°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 78341

16-Day Forecast — Benavides

  1. Sat97°75°2%
  2. Sun97°75°2%
  3. Mon99°74°1%
  4. Tue101°74°5%
  5. Wed102°74°1%
  6. Thu101°74°4%
  7. Fri101°74°11%
  8. Sat99°76°18%
  9. Sun101°74°14%
  10. Mon100°73°13%
  11. Tue104°72°8%
  12. Wed105°73°5%
  13. Thu107°75°6%
  14. Fri103°76°3%
  15. Sat99°78°3%
  16. Sun97°75°6%

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.

ZIP codes in Benavides

  • 78341

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.