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Crystal City, Texas Weather

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

Crystal City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Crystal City, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:28 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
77%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Sunset
3:41 PM
Crystal City, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCrystal City, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 97°
Crystal City, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    97°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    97°76°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    102°76°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    102°77°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    103°77°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    103°77°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    103°76°
Crystal City, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · steady
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 10
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 10 · pk 30 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 308SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
Crystal City, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.0
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.38 inHg
Now
995.0
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+2.6
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.8992.0995.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Crystal City, TX
Air quality
22
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 22 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.6 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
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Crystal City, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
17%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.1mi
UNLIMITED
106 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
14:28 UTC · Crystal City, 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
14:28 UTC · Crystal City, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Crystal City, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Crystal City, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Crystal City, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:20 AM
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
3:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Crystal City, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
10:58 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Crystal City, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Crystal City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 78839

16-Day Forecast — Crystal City

  1. Sat97°76°1%
  2. Sun97°76°1%
  3. Mon102°76°2%
  4. Tue102°77°4%
  5. Wed103°77°2%
  6. Thu103°77°2%
  7. Fri103°76°2%
  8. Sat100°77°14%
  9. Sun103°75°14%
  10. Mon103°76°9%
  11. Tue105°77°8%
  12. Wed107°75°9%
  13. Thu110°78°10%
  14. Fri104°74°12%
  15. Sat100°78°16%
  16. Sun101°75°10%

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.

ZIP codes in Crystal City

  • 78839

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.