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Lake Kiowa, Texas Weather

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

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

Lake Kiowa, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 1:39 PM
96
°
Clear
Feels like
105°
Humidity
44%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Sunset
3:41 PM
Lake Kiowa, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake Kiowa, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 99°
Lake Kiowa, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    99°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    97°71°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    17%
    0.04″
    95°72°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    95°74°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    99°75°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    101°78°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    100°79°-1°
Lake Kiowa, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
187° · steady
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 1:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3513SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lake Kiowa, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.0
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.23 inHg
Now
990.0
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.1988.9990.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Lake Kiowa, TX
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55), ratio 0.70 with 7 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
11.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
8.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55), ratio 0.70 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.70
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Lake Kiowa, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
89.9mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
18:39 UTC · Lake Kiowa, 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
18:39 UTC · Lake Kiowa, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lake Kiowa, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake Kiowa, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake Kiowa, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:55 AM
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
3:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lake Kiowa, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
10:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lake Kiowa, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Kiowa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°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.

16-Day Forecast — Lake Kiowa

  1. Sat99°77°1%
  2. Sun97°71°12%
  3. Mon95°72°17%
  4. Tue95°74°9%
  5. Wed99°75°3%
  6. Thu101°78°1%
  7. Fri100°79°3%
  8. Sat99°74°7%
  9. Sun94°71°6%
  10. Mon90°68°5%
  11. Tue89°70°2%
  12. Wed91°69°6%
  13. Thu91°70°11%
  14. Fri93°71°14%
  15. Sat96°76°26%
  16. Sun97°70°19%

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 — Lake Kiowa

SPC has placed Lake Kiowa in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Lake Kiowa

  • 76240

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.