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Buffalo Gap, Texas Weather

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

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

Buffalo Gap, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:26 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
63%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
1:37 AM
Sunset
3:49 PM
Buffalo Gap, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBuffalo Gap, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 97°
Buffalo Gap, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    97°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    16%
    0.67″
    98°75°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    25%
    99°71°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    12%
    102°73°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    103°78°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    103°79°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    102°77°-1°
Buffalo Gap, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 7°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
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 · pk 27 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2310SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Buffalo Gap, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
948.6
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.01 inHg
Now
948.6
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 948951
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW951.2947.5948.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Buffalo Gap, TX
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 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
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Buffalo Gap, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.0mi
UNLIMITED
125 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
14:26 UTC · Buffalo Gap, 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
14:26 UTC · Buffalo Gap, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Buffalo Gap, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Buffalo Gap, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Buffalo Gap, 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 12m
Sunset
3:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Buffalo Gap, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
10:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Buffalo Gap, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Buffalo Gap at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79508

16-Day Forecast — Buffalo Gap

  1. Sat97°77°0%
  2. Sun98°75°16%
  3. Mon99°71°25%
  4. Tue102°73°12%
  5. Wed103°78°2%
  6. Thu103°79°1%
  7. Fri102°77°4%
  8. Sat103°77°5%
  9. Sun106°79°4%
  10. Mon106°77°4%
  11. Tue106°79°4%
  12. Wed111°84°4%
  13. Thu103°83°7%
  14. Fri95°71°13%
  15. Sat84°69°20%
  16. Sun92°69°27%

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 — Buffalo Gap

SPC includes Buffalo Gap in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Buffalo Gap

  • 79508

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.