Childress, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Childress weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——100°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—94°74°-6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast23%—97°72°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——101°78°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——107°80°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——108°83°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——105°85°-3°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 10:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Childress at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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
- Sat100°74°1%
- Sun94°74°23%
- Mon97°72°23%
- Tue101°78°9%
- Wed107°80°7%
- Thu108°83°9%
- Fri105°85°9%
- Sat106°80°9%
- Sun104°77°5%
- Mon106°81°4%
- Tue111°81°4%
- Wed116°84°6%
- Thu98°75°4%
- Fri97°76°23%
- Sat88°72°24%
- Sun90°69°23%
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 — Childress
SPC has placed Childress in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Childress
- 79201