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Leonard, Texas Weather

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

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

Leonard, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 12:11 PM
93
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
104°
Humidity
55%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Sunset
3:38 PM
Leonard, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLeonard, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 99°
Leonard, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    99°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    16%
    0.21″
    98°72°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    18%
    0.07″
    96°72°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    99°73°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    102°73°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    105°75°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    104°78°-1°
Leonard, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
211° · veering 22°
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 9:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3913SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Leonard, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.4
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.28 inHg
Now
991.4
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.7989.1991.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Leonard, TX
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
8.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 36

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.70
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Leonard, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
25%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.6mi
UNLIMITED
94 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
17:11 UTC · Leonard, 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
17:11 UTC · Leonard, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Leonard, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Leonard, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Leonard, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:52 AM
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
3:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Leonard, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
10:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Leonard, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Leonard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 75452

16-Day Forecast — Leonard

  1. Sat99°78°6%
  2. Sun98°72°16%
  3. Mon96°72°18%
  4. Tue99°73°10%
  5. Wed102°73°3%
  6. Thu105°75°2%
  7. Fri104°78°3%
  8. Sat105°79°5%
  9. Sun103°75°5%
  10. Mon102°75°5%
  11. Tue108°76°2%
  12. Wed111°77°17%
  13. Thu92°72°8%
  14. Fri86°68°10%
  15. Sat88°71°18%
  16. Sun94°72°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 — Leonard

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Leonard

  • 75452

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.