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Little Elm, Texas Weather

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

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

Little Elm, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 11:38 AM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
103°
Humidity
51%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Sunset
3:40 PM
Little Elm, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLittle Elm, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 100°
Little Elm, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    100°80°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    100°74°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    14%
    0.03″
    95°73°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    99°74°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    102°78°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    105°80°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    102°81°-3°
Little Elm, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
205° · veering 14°
Direction
SSW
205°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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 7 · pk 21 @ 2:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3514SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Little Elm, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.8
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.47 inHg
Now
997.8
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.2995.4997.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Little Elm, TX
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 40

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.71
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Little Elm, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.0mi
UNLIMITED
110 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
16:38 UTC · Little Elm, 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
16:38 UTC · Little Elm, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Little Elm, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Little Elm, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Little Elm, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:56 AM
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
3:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Little Elm, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
10:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Little Elm, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Little Elm at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 75068

16-Day Forecast — Little Elm

  1. Sat99°80°2%
  2. Sun100°74°10%
  3. Mon95°73°14%
  4. Tue99°74°14%
  5. Wed102°78°3%
  6. Thu105°80°1%
  7. Fri102°81°2%
  8. Sat104°79°5%
  9. Sun103°79°6%
  10. Mon102°77°5%
  11. Tue109°80°2%
  12. Wed114°84°10%
  13. Thu95°75°13%
  14. Fri91°70°13%
  15. Sat87°73°19%
  16. Sun95°75°19%

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

Live wind & temperature near Little Elm

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 — Little Elm

SPC includes Little Elm 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 Little Elm

  • 75068
  • 76227

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.