Lockhart, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lockhart weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——97°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——98°74°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——102°74°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle——101°75°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——102°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——103°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Clear——102°72°-1°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.
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 30 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 8.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lockhart at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 78644
16-Day Forecast — Lockhart
- Sat97°75°1%
- Sun98°74°7%
- Mon102°74°7%
- Tue101°75°3%
- Wed102°74°3%
- Thu103°73°1%
- Fri102°72°7%
- Sat102°74°15%
- Sun105°73°10%
- Mon105°74°12%
- Tue106°74°6%
- Wed106°75°12%
- Thu108°77°16%
- Fri101°77°19%
- Sat86°73°19%
- Sun96°72°21%
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 — Lockhart
SPC includes Lockhart in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Lockhart
- 78644