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Crystal City, Texas Weather

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

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

Crystal City, TX
Sunday, July 5 at 4:25 PM
96
°
Clear
Feels like
105°
Humidity
44%
Wind
6 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 77 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 97°
Crystal City, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    97°77°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    97°77°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    104°75°+7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    104°77°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    104°76°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    97°75°-7°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    29%
    97°77°
Crystal City, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
129° · veering 23°
Direction
SE
129°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 8 · pk 30 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 288SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Crystal City, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.3
-2.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.3
mb
3h
-2.8
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.9990.6991.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Crystal City, TX
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 34 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
5.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 34
Crystal City, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
93.2mi
UNLIMITED
120 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
21:25 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
21:25 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 · Sunday, July 5
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
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 PM
Moonset
11:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Crystal City, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Crystal City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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. Sun97°77°2%
  2. Mon97°77°2%
  3. Tue104°75°2%
  4. Wed104°77°2%
  5. Thu104°76°0%
  6. Fri97°75°8%
  7. Sat97°77°29%
  8. Sun97°75°33%
  9. Mon100°77°23%
  10. Tue104°78°10%
  11. Wed107°79°5%
  12. Thu108°80°9%
  13. Fri110°80°13%
  14. Sat114°82°10%
  15. Sun111°88°7%
  16. Mon105°82°10%

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 — Crystal City

SPC includes Crystal City in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 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.