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Hondo, Texas Weather

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

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

Hondo, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:12 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
74%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Sunset
3:40 PM
Hondo, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHondo, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 95°
Hondo, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    95°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    95°74°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    98°74°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    98°74°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    100°75°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    101°73°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    100°73°-1°
Hondo, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · veering 7°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 8 · pk 23 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 275SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the sse.
Hondo, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.5
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.07 inHg
Now
984.5
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.7982.1984.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Hondo, TX
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 23 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
41μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hondo, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
41.2mi
UNLIMITED
102 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
14:12 UTC · Hondo, 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
14:12 UTC · Hondo, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hondo, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hondo, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hondo, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:15 AM
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
3:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hondo, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
10:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hondo, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hondo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 78861

16-Day Forecast — Hondo

  1. Sat95°77°1%
  2. Sun95°74°0%
  3. Mon98°74°1%
  4. Tue98°74°3%
  5. Wed100°75°3%
  6. Thu101°73°1%
  7. Fri100°73°3%
  8. Sat96°74°14%
  9. Sun99°73°14%
  10. Mon100°73°9%
  11. Tue102°74°5%
  12. Wed105°75°9%
  13. Thu107°76°13%
  14. Fri101°75°16%
  15. Sat92°74°19%
  16. Sun97°73°10%

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.

ZIP codes in Hondo

  • 78861

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.