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Blanco, Texas Weather

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

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

Blanco, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:01 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
67%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
1:37 AM
Sunset
3:38 PM
Blanco, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBlanco, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 94°
Blanco, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    94°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    95°71°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    10%
    98°73°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    97°73°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    98°73°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    98°72°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    98°71°
Blanco, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · steady
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 9
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 9 · pk 21 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 267SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Blanco, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.5
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 28.69 inHg
Now
971.5
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969972
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.2968.8971.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Blanco, TX
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.2

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Blanco, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.3mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
15:01 UTC · Blanco, 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
15:01 UTC · Blanco, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Blanco, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Blanco, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Blanco, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:10 AM
Sunrise
1:37 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
3:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Blanco, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
10:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Blanco, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Blanco at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 78606

16-Day Forecast — Blanco

  1. Sat94°75°0%
  2. Sun95°71°1%
  3. Mon98°73°10%
  4. Tue97°73°8%
  5. Wed98°73°2%
  6. Thu98°72°0%
  7. Fri98°71°6%
  8. Sat98°72°11%
  9. Sun100°72°11%
  10. Mon101°73°11%
  11. Tue102°73°5%
  12. Wed104°75°15%
  13. Thu103°76°19%
  14. Fri93°72°16%
  15. Sat87°73°17%
  16. Sun91°70°14%

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 — Blanco

SPC includes Blanco in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Blanco

  • 78606

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.