Carlsbad, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carlsbad weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——98°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—98°71°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers24%0.01″93°70°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle12%—100°73°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——101°75°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——100°77°-1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy13%—99°74°-1°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:56 PM
- Moonset
- 12:00 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Carlsbad at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 76934
16-Day Forecast — Carlsbad
- Sat98°74°0%
- Sun98°71°14%
- Mon93°70°24%
- Tue100°73°12%
- Wed101°75°4%
- Thu100°77°0%
- Fri99°74°13%
- Sat94°75°13%
- Sun87°73°16%
- Mon83°69°12%
- Tue80°70°7%
- Wed94°70°2%
- Thu96°74°4%
- Fri99°74°8%
- Sat97°74°10%
- Sun97°75°14%
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 — Carlsbad
SPC has placed Carlsbad in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Carlsbad
- 76934