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Knox City, Texas Weather

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

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

Knox City, TX
Sunday, July 5 at 2:15 PM
101
°
Clear
Feels like
108°
Humidity
28%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Sunset
3:52 PM
Knox City, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKnox City, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 103 degrees Fahrenheit with a 37% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 69°H 103°
Knox City, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    37%
    0.03″
    103°77°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    96°69°-7°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    101°76°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    105°82°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    105°84°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    103°82°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    101°81°-2°
Knox City, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
228° · veering 80°
Direction
SW
228°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 11
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 11 · pk 23 @ 1:00a
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 517SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Knox City, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
961.1
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.38 inHg
Now
961.1
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958962
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW962.2958.3961.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Knox City, TX
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 11 PM

AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
8.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Knox City, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
10%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
128.0mi
UNLIMITED
141 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
19:15 UTC · Knox 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
19:15 UTC · Knox City, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Knox City, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Knox City, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Knox City, TX
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:07 AM
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
3:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Knox City, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 PM
Moonset
11:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Knox City, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Knox City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79529

16-Day Forecast — Knox City

  1. Sun103°77°37%
  2. Mon96°69°4%
  3. Tue101°76°6%
  4. Wed105°82°5%
  5. Thu105°84°1%
  6. Fri103°82°8%
  7. Sat101°81°8%
  8. Sun100°79°10%
  9. Mon102°79°8%
  10. Tue107°83°5%
  11. Wed113°86°2%
  12. Thu118°89°13%
  13. Fri114°90°19%
  14. Sat105°82°23%
  15. Sun101°78°16%
  16. Mon106°80°16%

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 — Knox City

SPC has placed Knox City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Knox City

  • 79529

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.