Briarcliff, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Briarcliff weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——98°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—100°75°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——100°74°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——100°75°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——102°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——98°73°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast30%—93°74°-5°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 6.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Briarcliff at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Briarcliff
- Sun98°75°4%
- Mon100°75°20%
- Tue100°74°7%
- Wed100°75°3%
- Thu102°76°0%
- Fri98°73°9%
- Sat93°74°30%
- Sun100°72°23%
- Mon99°73°18%
- Tue105°77°7%
- Wed110°81°4%
- Thu110°83°9%
- Fri115°83°11%
- Sat109°82°15%
- Sun106°79°19%
- Mon104°79°6%
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 — Briarcliff
SPC includes Briarcliff 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 Briarcliff
- 78669