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Fort Bliss, Texas Weather

The monsoon settles in. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Fort Bliss, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:13 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
30%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:04 AM
Sunset
2:14 PM
Fort Bliss, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFort Bliss, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 103 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 103°
Fort Bliss, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    103°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    18%
    0.27″
    98°68°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    99°67°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    97°80°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    97°82°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    98°82°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    100°80°+2°
Fort Bliss, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · steady
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
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 6 · pk 22 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 308SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ssw.
Fort Bliss, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
883.6
+2.4 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 26.09 inHg
Now
883.6
mb
3h
+2.4
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 881885
875880885890-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW885.0881.1883.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Fort Bliss, TX
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-7 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 9 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
6.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fort Bliss, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
17%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
123.9mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
15:13 UTC · Fort Bliss, 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
15:13 UTC · Fort Bliss, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fort Bliss, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fort Bliss, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fort Bliss, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
12:04 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
2:14 PM
Civil dusk
8:44 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fort Bliss, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
10:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fort Bliss, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort Bliss at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 79916, 79918

16-Day Forecast — Fort Bliss

  1. Sat103°78°5%
  2. Sun98°68°18%
  3. Mon99°67°5%
  4. Tue97°80°7%
  5. Wed97°82°8%
  6. Thu98°82°20%
  7. Fri100°80°20%
  8. Sat103°79°16%
  9. Sun97°82°12%
  10. Mon98°80°12%
  11. Tue99°81°12%
  12. Wed102°83°10%
  13. Thu104°83°9%
  14. Fri93°79°11%
  15. Sat95°79°11%
  16. Sun91°77°13%

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 — Fort Bliss

SPC includes Fort Bliss 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 Fort Bliss

  • 79906
  • 79908
  • 79938
  • 79916
  • 79918
  • 88510
  • 88511
  • 88512
  • 88513
  • 88514
  • 88515
  • 88517
  • 88518
  • 88519
  • 88520
  • 88521
  • 88523
  • 88524
  • 88525
  • 88526
  • 88527
  • 88528
  • 88529
  • 88530
  • 88531
  • 88532
  • 88533
  • 88534
  • 88535
  • 88536
  • 88538
  • 88539
  • 88587
  • 88589

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.