Idalou, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Idalou weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle30%0.03″99°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—95°64°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——95°75°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——98°78°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—97°81°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle14%—96°76°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle17%—95°75°-1°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.0 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 12:01 AM
- Moonset
- 12:03 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Idalou at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79329
15-Day Forecast — Idalou
- Sun99°72°30%
- Mon95°64°24%
- Tue95°75°4%
- Wed98°78°1%
- Thu97°81°12%
- Fri96°76°14%
- Sat95°75°17%
- Sun94°69°7%
- Mon98°74°3%
- Tue100°78°3%
- Wed102°78°4%
- Thu107°77°11%
- Fri94°72°8%
- Sat92°70°11%
- Sun92°72°13%
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 — Idalou
SPC has placed Idalou in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Idalou
- 79329