Hale Center, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hale Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle—0.01″95°72°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle29%0.02″99°68°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°62°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°74°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——99°76°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—98°77°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—97°77°-1°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 12:02 AM
- Moonset
- 12:04 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hale Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79041
16-Day Forecast — Hale Center
- Sat95°72°9%
- Sun99°68°29%
- Mon93°62°9%
- Tue97°74°4%
- Wed99°76°2%
- Thu98°77°20%
- Fri97°77°24%
- Sat93°72°24%
- Sun82°65°8%
- Mon85°66°2%
- Tue88°66°3%
- Wed94°69°4%
- Thu99°72°6%
- Fri101°75°10%
- Sat98°75°19%
- Sun96°74°12%
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 — Hale Center
SPC has placed Hale Center in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Hale Center
- 79041