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
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle11%0.01″100°76°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle—0.06″97°76°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——100°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——100°82°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—101°83°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers20%—102°81°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast18%—102°82°0°
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.
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
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
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
- Sun100°76°11%
- Mon97°76°9%
- Tue100°69°4%
- Wed100°82°5%
- Thu101°83°20%
- Fri102°81°20%
- Sat102°82°18%
- Sun97°81°16%
- Mon91°78°29%
- Tue97°77°23%
- Wed102°81°11%
- Thu104°82°10%
- Fri107°85°10%
- Sat107°85°23%
- Sun106°86°19%
- 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