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Karnes City, Texas Weather

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

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

Karnes City, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:46 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
67%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:38 AM
Sunset
3:33 PM
Karnes City, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKarnes City, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 97°
Karnes City, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    97°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    97°74°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    98°75°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    99°75°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    100°75°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    99°74°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    98°75°-1°
Karnes City, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · veering 6°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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 8 · pk 23 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 266SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 6° from the s.
Karnes City, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.8
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.8
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991003
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.7999.31000.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Karnes City, TX
Air quality
21
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~27 @ 9 PM

AQI 21 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
46μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.70
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Karnes City, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.5mi
UNLIMITED
94 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
14:46 UTC · Karnes City, 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
14:46 UTC · Karnes City, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Karnes City, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Karnes City, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Karnes City, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:12 AM
Sunrise
1:38 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
3:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Karnes City, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Karnes City, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Karnes City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 85°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 78118

16-Day Forecast — Karnes City

  1. Sat97°72°1%
  2. Sun97°74°2%
  3. Mon98°75°1%
  4. Tue99°75°3%
  5. Wed100°75°1%
  6. Thu99°74°2%
  7. Fri98°75°4%
  8. Sat100°75°14%
  9. Sun101°74°17%
  10. Mon101°75°13%
  11. Tue103°75°6%
  12. Wed105°74°7%
  13. Thu106°77°16%
  14. Fri99°77°19%
  15. Sat94°79°13%
  16. Sun101°74°13%

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 Karnes City

  • 78118

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.