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Bowie, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Bowie, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:04 PM
86
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
46%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Sunset
3:45 PM
Bowie, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBowie, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 97°
Bowie, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    97°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    13%
    2.5″
    97°64°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    93°70°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    98°74°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    101°74°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    105°78°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    102°79°-3°
Bowie, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
145° · veering 12°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 8 · pk 19 @ 8:00a
0102030405060MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9B10-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 578SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 12° from the se.
Bowie, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.7
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.72 inHg
Now
972.7
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973978
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.6972.7972.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bowie, TX
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 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
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Bowie, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
27%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
85.6mi
UNLIMITED
119 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
03:04 UTC · Bowie, 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
03:04 UTC · Bowie, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bowie, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bowie, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bowie, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:58 AM
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
3:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bowie, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 PM
Moonset
11:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bowie, 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 →

Bowie at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 76230

16-Day Forecast — Bowie

  1. Sat97°76°0%
  2. Sun97°64°13%
  3. Mon93°70°7%
  4. Tue98°74°4%
  5. Wed101°74°5%
  6. Thu105°78°3%
  7. Fri102°79°9%
  8. Sat97°70°15%
  9. Sun82°70°8%
  10. Mon81°69°6%
  11. Tue92°73°6%
  12. Wed98°73°4%
  13. Thu99°76°6%
  14. Fri100°77°7%
  15. Sat100°78°18%
  16. Sun101°78°23%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Bowie

SPC has placed Bowie in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Bowie

  • 76230

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.