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Gail, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Gail, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:06 AM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
58%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Sunset
3:57 PM
Gail, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGail, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 97°
Gail, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    97°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    97°74°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    14%
    0.14″
    95°67°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    98°76°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    101°79°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    101°81°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    10%
    100°77°-1°
Gail, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
197° · steady
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
15
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 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Gail, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
927.2
+1.8 mb in 3h · rising · 27.38 inHg
Now
927.2
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 925929
920925930935-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW928.6925.1927.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Gail, TX
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Gail, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.2mi
UNLIMITED
129 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
15:06 UTC · Gail, 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
15:06 UTC · Gail, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gail, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gail, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gail, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:15 AM
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
3:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gail, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
11:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gail, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gail at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79738

16-Day Forecast — Gail

  1. Sat97°75°1%
  2. Sun97°74°12%
  3. Mon95°67°14%
  4. Tue98°76°8%
  5. Wed101°79°1%
  6. Thu101°81°3%
  7. Fri100°77°10%
  8. Sat100°77°10%
  9. Sun101°80°8%
  10. Mon102°79°9%
  11. Tue103°80°2%
  12. Wed108°81°3%
  13. Thu98°84°4%
  14. Fri91°74°13%
  15. Sat91°70°16%
  16. Sun91°68°24%

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 — Gail

SPC includes Gail in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Gail

  • 79738

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.