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De Kalb, Texas Weather

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

De Kalb weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

De Kalb, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:24 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
74%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:13 AM
Sunset
3:32 PM
De Kalb, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDe Kalb, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 93°
De Kalb, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    93°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    37%
    91°72°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    37%
    0.02″
    92°71°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    33%
    94°71°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    12%
    95°72°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    98°72°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    98°76°
De Kalb, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
228° · steady
Direction
SW
228°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 3
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 3 · pk 14 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 317SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sw.
De Kalb, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.9
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.59 inHg
Now
1001.9
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.41000.61001.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
De Kalb, TX
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
4.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 21

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
De Kalb, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.4mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
14:24 UTC · De Kalb, 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
14:24 UTC · De Kalb, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
De Kalb, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
De Kalb, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
De Kalb, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:45 AM
Sunrise
1:13 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
3:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
De Kalb, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
10:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
De Kalb, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

De Kalb at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 75559

16-Day Forecast — De Kalb

  1. Sat93°75°7%
  2. Sun91°72°37%
  3. Mon92°71°37%
  4. Tue94°71°33%
  5. Wed95°72°12%
  6. Thu98°72°4%
  7. Fri98°76°4%
  8. Sat98°78°6%
  9. Sun100°75°8%
  10. Mon96°71°5%
  11. Tue100°69°3%
  12. Wed90°74°13%
  13. Thu91°70°16%
  14. Fri83°68°16%
  15. Sat85°70°19%
  16. Sun92°71°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 — De Kalb

SPC has placed De Kalb 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 De Kalb

  • 75559

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.