Dickens, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dickens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast34%—100°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—95°69°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——100°79°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——103°82°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——101°80°-2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy11%—100°78°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle24%—99°79°-1°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
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 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:57 PM
- Moonset
- 12:00 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dickens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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
15-Day Forecast — Dickens
- Sun100°75°34%
- Mon95°69°20%
- Tue100°79°5%
- Wed103°82°1%
- Thu101°80°6%
- Fri100°78°11%
- Sat99°79°24%
- Sun98°71°8%
- Mon101°74°3%
- Tue104°79°2%
- Wed108°79°3%
- Thu110°75°7%
- Fri94°72°9%
- Sat98°72°11%
- Sun94°75°14%
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 — Dickens
SPC has placed Dickens in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Dickens
- 79229