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Imperial, Texas Weather

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

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

Imperial, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:12 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
50%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:51 AM
Sunset
3:58 PM
Imperial, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastImperial, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 103 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 103°
Imperial, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    103°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    100°76°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    99°77°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    100°78°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    100°80°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    100°79°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    101°77°+1°
Imperial, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · steady
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 11
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 11 · pk 28 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 319SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
Imperial, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
933.2
+1.9 mb in 3h · rising · 27.56 inHg
Now
933.2
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 931934
925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW934.1930.8933.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Imperial, TX
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.8
Imperial, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.4mi
UNLIMITED
121 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
15:12 UTC · Imperial, 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
15:12 UTC · Imperial, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Imperial, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Imperial, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Imperial, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:24 AM
Sunrise
1:51 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
3:58 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Imperial, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
11:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Imperial, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Imperial at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79743

16-Day Forecast — Imperial

  1. Sat103°78°1%
  2. Sun100°76°3%
  3. Mon99°77°3%
  4. Tue100°78°3%
  5. Wed100°80°1%
  6. Thu100°79°1%
  7. Fri101°77°4%
  8. Sat99°77°6%
  9. Sun99°78°8%
  10. Mon100°80°8%
  11. Tue101°80°5%
  12. Wed105°80°7%
  13. Thu109°83°3%
  14. Fri96°76°3%
  15. Sat95°74°15%
  16. Sun93°73°16%

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 — Imperial

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

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

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 Imperial

  • 79743

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.