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El Mesquite, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

El Mesquite, TX
Sunday, July 5 at 2:18 PM
96
°
Clear
Feels like
103°
Humidity
39%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Sunset
3:31 PM
El Mesquite, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEl Mesquite, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 78°H 99°
El Mesquite, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    99°78°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    98°78°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    103°78°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    103°78°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    100°78°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    22%
    95°79°-5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    27%
    99°80°+4°
El Mesquite, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
147° · steady
Direction
SSE
147°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 13
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 13 · pk 28 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3012SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
El Mesquite, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.9
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.65 inHg
Now
1003.9
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.31002.31004.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
El Mesquite, TX
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~30 @ 11 PM

AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexExtreme
10.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
10.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 46
El Mesquite, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
101.7mi
UNLIMITED
118 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
19:18 UTC · El Mesquite, 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
19:18 UTC · El Mesquite, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
El Mesquite, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
El Mesquite, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
El Mesquite, TX
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:22 AM
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Daylight
13h 44m
Sunset
3:31 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
El Mesquite, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 PM
Moonset
11:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
El Mesquite, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

El Mesquite at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — El Mesquite

  1. Sun99°78°1%
  2. Mon98°78°3%
  3. Tue103°78°9%
  4. Wed103°78°8%
  5. Thu100°78°5%
  6. Fri95°79°22%
  7. Sat99°80°27%
  8. Sun96°80°18%
  9. Mon104°78°22%
  10. Tue105°74°9%
  11. Wed107°76°6%
  12. Thu106°75°3%
  13. Fri108°77°2%
  14. Sat113°78°10%
  15. Sun98°81°7%
  16. Mon105°79°9%

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.

ZIP codes in El Mesquite

  • 78582

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.