El Refugio, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
El Refugio weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——101°79°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——100°79°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——104°78°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——104°78°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——103°79°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——103°79°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast11%—102°80°-1°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 31 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 31 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 5.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29), ratio 0.68 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
El Refugio at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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 Refugio
- Sat101°79°1%
- Sun100°79°2%
- Mon104°78°2%
- Tue104°78°2%
- Wed103°79°4%
- Thu103°79°4%
- Fri102°80°11%
- Sat100°80°17%
- Sun99°80°16%
- Mon97°77°24%
- Tue101°78°11%
- Wed87°71°5%
- Thu89°72°6%
- Fri90°75°3%
- Sat99°76°8%
- Sun101°78°10%
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.
ZIP codes in El Refugio
- 78582