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Hartley, Texas Weather

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

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

Hartley, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:27 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
44%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
1:38 AM
Sunset
4:09 PM
Hartley, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHartley, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 94°
Hartley, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    94°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    36%
    0.09″
    92°68°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    36%
    94°65°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    98°72°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    101°74°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    104°74°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    103°74°-1°
Hartley, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
277° · veering 50°
Direction
W
277°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 16
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 16 · pk 38 @ 10:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 419SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Hartley, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
884.0
+3.7 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 26.10 inHg
Now
884.0
mb
3h
+3.7
mb
12h
+2.1
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 880885
875880885890-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW884.9880.0883.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Hartley, TX
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.6 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
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Hartley, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
83.6mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
14:27 UTC · Hartley, 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
14:27 UTC · Hartley, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hartley, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hartley, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hartley, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:09 AM
Sunrise
1:38 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
4:09 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hartley, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
11:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hartley, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hartley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79044

16-Day Forecast — Hartley

  1. Sat94°72°8%
  2. Sun92°68°36%
  3. Mon94°65°36%
  4. Tue98°72°11%
  5. Wed101°74°19%
  6. Thu104°74°25%
  7. Fri103°74°25%
  8. Sat105°76°18%
  9. Sun102°74°4%
  10. Mon104°76°3%
  11. Tue107°76°7%
  12. Wed99°77°14%
  13. Thu97°75°20%
  14. Fri93°69°23%
  15. Sat91°70°24%
  16. Sun87°67°22%

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 — Hartley

SPC has placed Hartley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Hartley

  • 79044

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.