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Box Canyon, Texas Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Box Canyon, TX
Monday, July 6 at 4:12 AM
75
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
76°
Humidity
84%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
1:50 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
Box Canyon, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBox Canyon, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 96°
Box Canyon, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    0.06″
    96°75°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    97°76°+1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    101°78°+4°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    101°78°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    100°77°-1°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    16%
    101°78°+1°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    98°78°-3°
Box Canyon, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
096° · backing 27°
Direction
E
096°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 11 mph
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 11 mph · pk 35 mph @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2611SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Box Canyon, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.1
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.77 inHg
Now
974.1
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970974
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.4969.5974.1
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Box Canyon, TX
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 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
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Box Canyon, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
20.4mi
UNLIMITED
122 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
09:12 UTC · Box Canyon, 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
09:12 UTC · Box Canyon, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Box Canyon, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Box Canyon, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Box Canyon, TX
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
6:24 AM
Sunrise
1:50 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:16 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Box Canyon, TX
The moon
Last Quarter
64% illuminated
Moonrise
12:27 AM
Moonset
1:02 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Box Canyon, TX
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Box Canyon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

15-Day Forecast — Box Canyon

  1. Mon96°75°8%
  2. Tue97°76°2%
  3. Wed101°78°0%
  4. Thu101°78°0%
  5. Fri100°77°1%
  6. Sat101°78°16%
  7. Sun98°78°33%
  8. Mon98°77°28%
  9. Tue103°77°12%
  10. Wed104°77°5%
  11. Thu104°77°2%
  12. Fri104°77°6%
  13. Sat105°78°7%
  14. Sun105°76°6%
  15. Mon96°79°6%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Box Canyon

SPC includes Box Canyon in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Box Canyon

  • 78840

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.