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Gatesville, Texas Weather

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

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

Gatesville, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:06 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
44%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:31 AM
Sunset
3:39 PM
Gatesville, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGatesville, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 97°
Gatesville, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    96°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    97°77°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    24%
    0.04″
    91°74°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    10%
    99°73°+8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    98°74°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    102°77°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    102°75°
Gatesville, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
158° · veering 34°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 24 @ 2:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 4114SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 34° from the sse.
Gatesville, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.7
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.7
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.3984.6984.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gatesville, TX
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+8 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 30. 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
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Gatesville, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
91.7mi
UNLIMITED
93 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
03:06 UTC · Gatesville, 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
03:06 UTC · Gatesville, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gatesville, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gatesville, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gatesville, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:04 AM
Sunrise
1:31 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
3:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gatesville, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 PM
Moonset
11:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gatesville, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gatesville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 76528, 76596, 76597, 76598, 76599

16-Day Forecast — Gatesville

  1. Sat96°77°1%
  2. Sun97°77°9%
  3. Mon91°74°24%
  4. Tue99°73°10%
  5. Wed98°74°6%
  6. Thu102°77°1%
  7. Fri102°75°1%
  8. Sat97°75°11%
  9. Sun94°72°14%
  10. Mon74°72°11%
  11. Tue88°71°7%
  12. Wed95°73°3%
  13. Thu96°75°11%
  14. Fri98°75°16%
  15. Sat99°75°18%
  16. Sun99°75°23%

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 — Gatesville

SPC includes Gatesville 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 Gatesville

  • 76528
  • 76596
  • 76597
  • 76598
  • 76599

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.