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Littlefield, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Littlefield, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 11:41 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
23%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Sunset
4:04 PM
Littlefield, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLittlefield, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 70°H 99°
Littlefield, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    23%
    96°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    22%
    99°70°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    10%
    94°62°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    97°73°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    99°75°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    18%
    98°78°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    96°77°-2°
Littlefield, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · steady
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
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 10 · pk 26 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 256SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Littlefield, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
895.0
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 26.43 inHg
Now
895.0
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 892898
885890895900905-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW897.7892.0894.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Littlefield, TX
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.77 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
5.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Littlefield, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
95%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
151.1mi
UNLIMITED
153 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
04:41 UTC · Littlefield, 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
04:41 UTC · Littlefield, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Littlefield, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Littlefield, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Littlefield, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:15 AM
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
4:04 PM
Civil dusk
9:34 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Littlefield, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
12:04 AM
Moonset
12:06 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Littlefield, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Littlefield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79339

16-Day Forecast — Littlefield

  1. Sat96°71°23%
  2. Sun99°70°22%
  3. Mon94°62°10%
  4. Tue97°73°4%
  5. Wed99°75°3%
  6. Thu98°78°18%
  7. Fri96°77°31%
  8. Sat90°70°31%
  9. Sun86°66°9%
  10. Mon82°67°5%
  11. Tue86°67°3%
  12. Wed94°69°8%
  13. Thu99°71°10%
  14. Fri101°75°13%
  15. Sat97°73°19%
  16. Sun96°73°16%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Littlefield

SPC has placed Littlefield in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Littlefield

  • 79339

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.