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Kress, Texas Weather

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

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

Kress, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:46 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
50%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
1:39 AM
Sunset
4:02 PM
Kress, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKress, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 67°H 97°
Kress, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    22%
    97°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    0.02″
    93°67°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    37%
    94°66°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    97°71°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    101°75°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    101°76°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    13%
    99°77°-2°
Kress, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
224° · veering 15°
Direction
SW
224°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 12 · pk 30 @ 8:00a
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 430SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Kress, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
897.2
+2.0 mb in 3h · rising · 26.49 inHg
Now
897.2
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 894900
890895900905-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW900.1894.4896.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Kress, TX
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Kress, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.8mi
UNLIMITED
131 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 · Kress, 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 · Kress, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kress, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kress, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kress, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:11 AM
Sunrise
1:39 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
4:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:33 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kress, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
11:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kress, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kress at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79052

16-Day Forecast — Kress

  1. Sat97°70°22%
  2. Sun93°67°37%
  3. Mon94°66°37%
  4. Tue97°71°8%
  5. Wed101°75°5%
  6. Thu101°76°13%
  7. Fri99°77°13%
  8. Sat100°76°11%
  9. Sun102°71°7%
  10. Mon103°75°2%
  11. Tue105°75°4%
  12. Wed108°77°4%
  13. Thu95°73°9%
  14. Fri91°70°20%
  15. Sat85°68°29%
  16. Sun87°64°24%

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 — Kress

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

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Kress

  • 79052

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.