Lamesa, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lamesa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——98°75°—
- SundayJul 5Rain20%0.17″97°72°-1°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle21%0.03″91°66°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°75°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——97°77°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——97°78°0°
- FridayJul 10Clear——97°75°0°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51), ratio 0.69 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 8.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51), ratio 0.69 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lamesa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79331
16-Day Forecast — Lamesa
- Sat98°75°2%
- Sun97°72°20%
- Mon91°66°21%
- Tue95°75°8%
- Wed97°77°1%
- Thu97°78°6%
- Fri97°75°8%
- Sat96°72°8%
- Sun91°71°11%
- Mon92°75°11%
- Tue83°70°3%
- Wed86°67°6%
- Thu87°69°2%
- Fri87°68°10%
- Sat91°71°16%
- Sun88°71°23%
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 — Lamesa
SPC has placed Lamesa 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 Lamesa
- 79331