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La Paloma, Texas Weather

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

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

La Paloma, TX
Sunday, July 5 at 2:15 PM
98
°
Clear
Feels like
105°
Humidity
42%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Sunset
3:26 PM
La Paloma, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLa Paloma, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 98°
La Paloma, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    98°80°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    97°77°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    99°78°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    98°79°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    10%
    95°77°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    25%
    93°80°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    92°82°-1°
La Paloma, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · veering 31°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 10
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 10 · pk 24 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2411SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 31° from the sse.
La Paloma, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.3
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.3
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.31010.91011.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
La Paloma, TX
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.68 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexExtreme
10.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.68 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.68
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
La Paloma, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
90.5mi
UNLIMITED
89 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 · La Paloma, 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 · La Paloma, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
La Paloma, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
La Paloma, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
La Paloma, TX
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:18 AM
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
3:26 PM
Civil dusk
8:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
La Paloma, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
11:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
La Paloma, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

La Paloma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — La Paloma

  1. Sun98°80°0%
  2. Mon97°77°5%
  3. Tue99°78°6%
  4. Wed98°79°5%
  5. Thu95°77°10%
  6. Fri93°80°25%
  7. Sat92°82°13%
  8. Sun95°80°14%
  9. Mon98°78°13%
  10. Tue101°76°6%
  11. Wed103°77°8%
  12. Thu100°77°5%
  13. Fri99°78°6%
  14. Sat104°78°16%
  15. Sun96°80°10%
  16. Mon100°79°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.

ZIP codes in La Paloma

  • 78586

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.