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Big Wells, Texas Weather

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

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

Big Wells, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:26 AM
83
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
74%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:45 AM
Sunset
3:39 PM
Big Wells, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBig Wells, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 99°
Big Wells, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    99°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    98°77°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    102°76°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    103°76°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    104°76°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    104°77°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    104°76°
Big Wells, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · steady
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
30
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 30 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3110SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
Big Wells, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.3
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.45 inHg
Now
997.3
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994998
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.1994.3997.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Big Wells, TX
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 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
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Big Wells, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
23%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.8mi
UNLIMITED
126 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
14:26 UTC · Big Wells, 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
14:26 UTC · Big Wells, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Big Wells, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Big Wells, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Big Wells, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:19 AM
Sunrise
1:45 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
3:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Big Wells, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
10:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Big Wells, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Wells at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 78830

16-Day Forecast — Big Wells

  1. Sat99°77°1%
  2. Sun98°77°1%
  3. Mon102°76°1%
  4. Tue103°76°4%
  5. Wed104°76°1%
  6. Thu104°77°1%
  7. Fri104°76°2%
  8. Sat101°77°12%
  9. Sun104°75°11%
  10. Mon104°75°10%
  11. Tue106°76°7%
  12. Wed107°75°7%
  13. Thu110°78°10%
  14. Fri105°74°10%
  15. Sat100°78°10%
  16. Sun101°75°10%

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 Big Wells

  • 78830

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.