Fort Stockton, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Stockton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——100°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——95°74°-5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——95°74°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——96°76°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——98°78°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——99°78°+1°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——101°75°+2°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.
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 31 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fort Stockton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79735
16-Day Forecast — Fort Stockton
- Sat100°74°2%
- Sun95°74°2%
- Mon95°74°3%
- Tue96°76°3%
- Wed98°78°2%
- Thu99°78°3%
- Fri101°75°7%
- Sat97°76°7%
- Sun96°76°12%
- Mon97°78°11%
- Tue98°78°5%
- Wed101°80°6%
- Thu106°82°3%
- Fri93°76°3%
- Sat93°73°11%
- Sun90°71°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 Stockton
SPC includes Fort Stockton 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 Stockton
- 79735