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Hilltop, Texas Weather

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

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

Hilltop, TX
Sunday, July 5 at 1:50 AM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
79%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:44 AM
Sunset
3:38 PM
Hilltop, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHilltop, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 78°H 99°
Hilltop, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    99°78°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    98°77°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    100°77°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    102°76°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    102°76°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    99°74°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    97°76°-2°
Hilltop, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
140° · steady
Direction
SE
140°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
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 10 · pk 29 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2713SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the se.
Hilltop, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.0
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.38 inHg
Now
995.0
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994998
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.7993.5995.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hilltop, TX
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.68 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
34μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.68 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.68
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Hilltop, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
82%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.5mi
UNLIMITED
111 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
06:50 UTC · Hilltop, 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
06:50 UTC · Hilltop, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hilltop, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hilltop, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hilltop, TX
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:18 AM
Sunrise
1:44 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
3:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hilltop, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:49 PM
Moonset
11:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hilltop, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hilltop at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Hilltop

  1. Sun99°78°2%
  2. Mon98°77°1%
  3. Tue100°77°5%
  4. Wed102°76°3%
  5. Thu102°76°1%
  6. Fri99°74°4%
  7. Sat97°76°19%
  8. Sun95°74°19%
  9. Mon100°74°17%
  10. Tue95°76°11%
  11. Wed103°74°10%
  12. Thu102°77°13%
  13. Fri101°76°7%
  14. Sat93°75°11%
  15. Sun83°76°6%

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 — Hilltop

SPC includes Hilltop in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Hilltop

  • 78017

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.