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Fort Hancock, Texas Weather

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

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

Fort Hancock, TX
Sunday, July 5 at 2:29 PM
100
°
Overcast
Feels like
98°
Humidity
20%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
12:04 AM
Sunset
2:11 PM
Fort Hancock, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFort Hancock, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 100°
Fort Hancock, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    0.01″
    100°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    0.06″
    97°76°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    100°69°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    100°82°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    20%
    101°83°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    20%
    102°81°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    18%
    102°82°
Fort Hancock, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
107° · veering 5°
Direction
ESE
107°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 9 · pk 23 @ 8:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 473SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ese-bound air across the harbor.
Fort Hancock, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
897.3
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 26.50 inHg
Now
897.3
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+3.9
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 893899
885890895900905-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW898.5893.4897.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fort Hancock, TX
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
8.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 25
Fort Hancock, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
163.7mi
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
20:29 UTC · Fort Hancock, 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
20:29 UTC · Fort Hancock, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fort Hancock, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fort Hancock, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fort Hancock, TX
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
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 07m
Sunset
2:11 PM
Civil dusk
8:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fort Hancock, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fort Hancock, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort Hancock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°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

  1. Sun100°76°11%
  2. Mon97°76°9%
  3. Tue100°69°4%
  4. Wed100°82°5%
  5. Thu101°83°20%
  6. Fri102°81°20%
  7. Sat102°82°18%
  8. Sun97°81°16%
  9. Mon91°78°29%
  10. Tue97°77°23%
  11. Wed102°81°11%
  12. Thu104°82°10%
  13. Fri107°85°10%
  14. Sat107°85°23%
  15. Sun106°86°19%
  16. Mon98°83°13%

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 — Fort Hancock

SPC includes Fort Hancock in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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

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.