Dickens, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dickens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——97°77°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast35%—97°77°0°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain35%0.41″94°68°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——98°77°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——103°78°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——103°81°0°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear13%—101°80°-2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 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 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dickens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79229
16-Day Forecast — Dickens
- Sat97°77°2%
- Sun97°77°35%
- Mon94°68°35%
- Tue98°77°5%
- Wed103°78°5%
- Thu103°81°6%
- Fri101°80°13%
- Sat103°79°13%
- Sun104°75°7%
- Mon103°79°5%
- Tue106°80°2%
- Wed111°82°2%
- Thu96°75°7%
- Fri94°73°13%
- Sat89°70°13%
- Sun91°67°26%
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 — Dickens
SPC includes Dickens in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Dickens
- 79229