Dorchester, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dorchester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——97°78°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—96°70°-1°
- MondayJul 6Rain16%0.16″93°72°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——96°73°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——100°75°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——104°76°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear——101°80°-3°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.8 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dorchester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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.
16-Day Forecast — Dorchester
- Sat97°78°4%
- Sun96°70°16%
- Mon93°72°16%
- Tue96°73°8%
- Wed100°75°3%
- Thu104°76°1%
- Fri101°80°2%
- Sat102°78°6%
- Sun100°74°6%
- Mon100°74°5%
- Tue105°76°2%
- Wed110°78°10%
- Thu92°73°10%
- Fri86°69°13%
- Sat87°70°17%
- Sun95°72°17%
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 — Dorchester
SPC includes Dorchester 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 Dorchester
- 75092
- 75459