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Elmo, Texas Weather

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

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

Elmo, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 11:34 PM
86
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
91°
Humidity
59%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Sunset
3:36 PM
Elmo, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElmo, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 100°
Elmo, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    99°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    100°77°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    97°73°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    12%
    98°71°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    103°72°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    104°77°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    103°76°-1°
Elmo, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
170° · veering 12°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 17 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 231SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 12° from the s.
Elmo, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.4
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.4
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.9994.2995.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Elmo, 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 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Elmo, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
53%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
62.2mi
UNLIMITED
112 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
04:34 UTC · Elmo, 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
04:34 UTC · Elmo, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Elmo, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elmo, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elmo, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:54 AM
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
3:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Elmo, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Elmo, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elmo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Elmo

  1. Sat99°77°6%
  2. Sun100°77°11%
  3. Mon97°73°9%
  4. Tue98°71°12%
  5. Wed103°72°2%
  6. Thu104°77°0%
  7. Fri103°76°5%
  8. Sat98°75°13%
  9. Sun78°71°13%
  10. Mon82°70°9%
  11. Tue89°71°6%
  12. Wed97°73°5%
  13. Thu99°76°11%
  14. Fri99°77°13%
  15. Sat101°77°23%
  16. Sun102°74°26%

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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Elmo

SPC has placed Elmo in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Elmo

  • 75161

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.