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Big Lake, Texas Weather

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

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

Big Lake, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:27 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
70%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Sunset
3:53 PM
Big Lake, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBig Lake, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 95°
Big Lake, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    95°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    95°71°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    97°70°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    97°73°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    99°75°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    97°75°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    97°72°
Big Lake, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · veering 7°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 14
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 14 · pk 35 @ 4:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3311SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Big Lake, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
923.1
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 27.26 inHg
Now
923.1
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 922926
915920925930-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW925.7922.1923.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Big Lake, TX
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.7

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Big Lake, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.0mi
UNLIMITED
120 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
14:27 UTC · Big Lake, 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
14:27 UTC · Big Lake, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Big Lake, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Big Lake, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Big Lake, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:20 AM
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
3:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Big Lake, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
11:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Big Lake, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 76932

16-Day Forecast — Big Lake

  1. Sat95°74°1%
  2. Sun95°71°5%
  3. Mon97°70°13%
  4. Tue97°73°10%
  5. Wed99°75°3%
  6. Thu97°75°1%
  7. Fri97°72°2%
  8. Sat97°72°6%
  9. Sun100°74°8%
  10. Mon99°75°5%
  11. Tue101°75°5%
  12. Wed105°77°5%
  13. Thu107°81°6%
  14. Fri96°72°14%
  15. Sat92°69°16%
  16. Sun92°68°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 — Big Lake

SPC includes Big Lake 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 Big Lake

  • 76932

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.