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Higgins, Texas Weather

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

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

Higgins, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:08 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
68%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:28 AM
Sunset
4:00 PM
Higgins, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHiggins, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 68°H 97°
Higgins, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    34%
    1.0″
    97°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    14%
    88°68°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    13%
    93°70°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    97°73°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    103°76°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    107°79°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    25%
    106°76°-1°
Higgins, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · backing 16°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 15
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 15 · pk 27 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2911SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 16° from the s.
Higgins, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
927.5
+4.7 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 27.39 inHg
Now
927.5
mb
3h
+4.7
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 922928
915920925930935-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW928.3922.4927.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Higgins, TX
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 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
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Higgins, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.5mi
UNLIMITED
116 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
14:08 UTC · Higgins, 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
14:08 UTC · Higgins, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Higgins, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Higgins, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Higgins, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:59 AM
Sunrise
1:28 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
4:00 PM
Civil dusk
9:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Higgins, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
10:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Higgins, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Higgins at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79046

16-Day Forecast — Higgins

  1. Sat97°70°34%
  2. Sun88°68°14%
  3. Mon93°70°13%
  4. Tue97°73°9%
  5. Wed103°76°6%
  6. Thu107°79°25%
  7. Fri106°76°25%
  8. Sat104°80°14%
  9. Sun101°76°5%
  10. Mon104°74°3%
  11. Tue110°76°4%
  12. Wed100°84°13%
  13. Thu95°70°16%
  14. Fri89°71°13%
  15. Sat86°68°32%
  16. Sun94°67°23%

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 — Higgins

SPC has placed Higgins in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Higgins

  • 79046

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.