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Box Canyon, Texas Weather

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

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

Box Canyon, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:12 AM
84
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
72%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
Box Canyon, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBox Canyon, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 98°
Box Canyon, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    98°79°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    97°76°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    100°77°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    100°78°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    101°79°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    101°79°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    101°77°
Box Canyon, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
146° · veering 7°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 12
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 12 · pk 33 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2711SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the se.
Box Canyon, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.6
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 28.75 inHg
Now
973.6
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971976
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.5971.3973.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Box Canyon, TX
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
-5 in 6hPeak ~31 @ 9 PM

AQI 23 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Box Canyon, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
34%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.8mi
UNLIMITED
121 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
15:12 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
15:12 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 · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:23 AM
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Box Canyon, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
11:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Box Canyon, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Box Canyon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 84°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Box Canyon

  1. Sat98°79°1%
  2. Sun97°76°1%
  3. Mon100°77°1%
  4. Tue100°78°1%
  5. Wed101°79°1%
  6. Thu101°79°0%
  7. Fri101°77°1%
  8. Sat101°78°8%
  9. Sun101°76°14%
  10. Mon101°78°14%
  11. Tue103°79°6%
  12. Wed104°79°9%
  13. Thu110°81°10%
  14. Fri101°79°11%
  15. Sat98°78°13%
  16. Sun99°75°6%

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 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.