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Cross Plains, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cross Plains weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Cross Plains, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:05 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
46%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Sunset
3:46 PM
Cross Plains, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCross Plains, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 97°
Cross Plains, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    96°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    17%
    0.14″
    97°69°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    22%
    0.03″
    90°68°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    12%
    99°71°+9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    100°74°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    101°77°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    99°74°-2°
Cross Plains, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · veering 17°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 23 @ 2:00a
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 4821SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 17° from the sse.
Cross Plains, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
953.1
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.15 inHg
Now
953.1
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 952957
945950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW956.9951.9953.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cross Plains, TX
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 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
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Cross Plains, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
85.8mi
UNLIMITED
112 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
03:05 UTC · Cross Plains, 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
03:05 UTC · Cross Plains, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cross Plains, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cross Plains, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cross Plains, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:08 AM
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
3:46 PM
Civil dusk
9:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cross Plains, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 PM
Moonset
11:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cross Plains, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cross Plains at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 76443

16-Day Forecast — Cross Plains

  1. Sat96°74°0%
  2. Sun97°69°17%
  3. Mon90°68°22%
  4. Tue99°71°12%
  5. Wed100°74°8%
  6. Thu101°77°2%
  7. Fri99°74°6%
  8. Sat94°74°14%
  9. Sun86°71°14%
  10. Mon83°69°12%
  11. Tue88°69°9%
  12. Wed95°71°4%
  13. Thu97°73°6%
  14. Fri99°75°8%
  15. Sat98°74°15%
  16. Sun98°74°16%

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 — Cross Plains

SPC has placed Cross Plains 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 Cross Plains

  • 76443

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.