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Leander, Texas Weather

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

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

Leander, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 12:24 PM
90
°
Clear
Feels like
99°
Humidity
51%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:33 AM
Sunset
3:37 PM
Leander, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLeander, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 95°
Leander, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    95°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    96°73°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    101°75°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    0.20″
    98°72°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    101°75°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    101°76°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    101°75°
Leander, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · veering 14°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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 8 · pk 24 @ 4:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 267SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Leander, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.1
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.97 inHg
Now
981.1
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979982
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.1979.0981.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Leander, TX
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 11 PM

AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 9.3 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
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
9.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Leander, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
76.0mi
UNLIMITED
87 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
17:24 UTC · Leander, 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
17:24 UTC · Leander, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Leander, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Leander, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Leander, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:07 AM
Sunrise
1:33 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
3:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Leander, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
10:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Leander, 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 →

Leander at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 78641, 78645

16-Day Forecast — Leander

  1. Sat95°75°2%
  2. Sun96°73°4%
  3. Mon101°75°10%
  4. Tue98°72°9%
  5. Wed101°75°8%
  6. Thu101°76°1%
  7. Fri101°75°4%
  8. Sat103°75°12%
  9. Sun102°76°9%
  10. Mon102°76°9%
  11. Tue104°77°4%
  12. Wed108°79°15%
  13. Thu104°81°19%
  14. Fri91°77°17%
  15. Sat90°74°16%
  16. Sun93°71°16%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Leander

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 — Leander

SPC includes Leander in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Leander

  • 78641
  • 78646

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.