Hereford, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hereford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle18%0.02″99°72°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle37%—96°70°-3°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle37%—95°65°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——96°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——100°74°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—101°75°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—99°76°-2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.4 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hereford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79045
16-Day Forecast — Hereford
- Sat99°72°18%
- Sun96°70°37%
- Mon95°65°37%
- Tue96°70°8%
- Wed100°74°7%
- Thu101°75°21%
- Fri99°76°21%
- Sat100°75°19%
- Sun101°71°5%
- Mon102°74°4%
- Tue105°75°6%
- Wed106°77°8%
- Thu98°76°10%
- Fri87°70°16%
- Sat88°71°16%
- Sun87°66°19%
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 — Hereford
SPC has placed Hereford 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 Hereford
- 79045