Fort Hancock, Texas Weather
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Fort Hancock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——104°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——100°77°-4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——100°76°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——98°80°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——97°83°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—101°82°+4°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy19%—102°79°+1°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:48 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fort Hancock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79839
16-Day Forecast — Fort Hancock
- Sat104°75°7%
- Sun100°77°9%
- Mon100°76°5%
- Tue98°80°6%
- Wed97°83°6%
- Thu101°82°17%
- Fri102°79°19%
- Sat102°79°19%
- Sun100°83°11%
- Mon100°80°17%
- Tue100°81°9%
- Wed104°82°9%
- Thu107°82°10%
- Fri89°82°9%
- Sat97°77°11%
- Sun92°75°17%
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 Hancock
SPC includes Fort Hancock 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 Hancock
- 79839