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Dodson, Texas Weather

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

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

Dodson, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:17 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
51%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:31 AM
Sunset
3:57 PM
Dodson, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDodson, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 100°
Dodson, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    100°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    22%
    94°74°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    22%
    98°73°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    10%
    101°78°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    108°79°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    109°81°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    13%
    106°85°-3°
Dodson, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
202° · steady
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 10:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2418SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ssw.
Dodson, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
952.4
+3.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.12 inHg
Now
952.4
mb
3h
+3.3
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 949954
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW953.9948.5952.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Dodson, TX
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 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
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
74.8mi
UNLIMITED
121 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
14:17 UTC · Dodson, 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
14:17 UTC · Dodson, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dodson, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dodson, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dodson, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:03 AM
Sunrise
1:31 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
3:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dodson, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
10:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dodson, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dodson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79230

16-Day Forecast — Dodson

  1. Sat100°73°5%
  2. Sun94°74°22%
  3. Mon98°73°22%
  4. Tue101°78°10%
  5. Wed108°79°5%
  6. Thu109°81°13%
  7. Fri106°85°13%
  8. Sat107°80°7%
  9. Sun104°77°5%
  10. Mon106°79°4%
  11. Tue112°81°3%
  12. Wed118°83°6%
  13. Thu98°75°7%
  14. Fri97°76°20%
  15. Sat89°70°24%
  16. Sun92°70°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 — Dodson

SPC has placed Dodson 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 Dodson

  • 79230

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.