Elgin, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elgin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——97°76°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——98°75°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——101°75°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle——99°73°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle—0.07″101°72°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——102°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Clear——103°73°+1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Elgin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 78621
16-Day Forecast — Elgin
- Sat97°76°2%
- Sun98°75°2%
- Mon101°75°6%
- Tue99°73°6%
- Wed101°72°3%
- Thu102°73°1%
- Fri103°73°5%
- Sat104°74°12%
- Sun104°74°9%
- Mon104°75°12%
- Tue108°76°6%
- Wed108°77°13%
- Thu103°77°16%
- Fri95°76°19%
- Sat91°74°22%
- Sun98°71°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 — Elgin
SPC includes Elgin in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Elgin
- 78621