Childress, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Childress weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast11%—99°74°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——95°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——101°74°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——107°79°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——106°85°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast10%—103°83°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast10%—102°77°-1°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
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 49 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Childress at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79201
16-Day Forecast — Childress
- Sun99°74°11%
- Mon95°69°3%
- Tue101°74°5%
- Wed107°79°4%
- Thu106°85°6%
- Fri103°83°10%
- Sat102°77°10%
- Sun102°77°6%
- Mon104°79°7%
- Tue109°81°5%
- Wed114°84°3%
- Thu118°87°11%
- Fri107°82°23%
- Sat104°77°20%
- Sun101°76°19%
- Mon102°76°24%
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 — Childress
SPC has placed Childress in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Childress
- 79201