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Longview, Texas Weather

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

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

Longview, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 7:36 PM
75
°
Heavy Showers
Feels like
71°
Humidity
68%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
1:16 AM
Sunset
3:30 PM
Longview, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLongview, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 70°H 100°
Longview, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    21%
    2.0″
    99°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    25%
    0.04″
    100°70°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    24%
    0.02″
    98°71°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    26%
    97°70°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    96°72°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    99°75°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    101°76°+2°
Longview, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · veering 92°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 4
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 4 · pk 31
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 459SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 22 mph with gusts pulsing to 31 — flags snap, branches bend.
Longview, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.0
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.56 inHg
Now
1001.0
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.71001.31001.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Longview, TX
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 15.8 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 15.8 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.70
Wind
windy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Longview, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
53%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
2.2mi
MIST/HAZE
104 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
00:36 UTC · Longview, 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
00:36 UTC · Longview, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Longview, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Longview, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Longview, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:49 AM
Sunrise
1:16 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
3:30 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Longview, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
11:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Longview, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Longview at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 75601, 75602, 75603, 75604, 75605

16-Day Forecast — Longview

  1. Sat97°75°21%
  2. Sun100°74°25%
  3. Mon98°71°24%
  4. Tue97°70°26%
  5. Wed96°72°7%
  6. Thu99°75°3%
  7. Fri101°76°3%
  8. Sat101°75°13%
  9. Sun78°72°11%
  10. Mon82°71°7%
  11. Tue86°71°7%
  12. Wed94°73°14%
  13. Thu97°78°29%
  14. Fri98°76°20%
  15. Sat100°77°26%
  16. Sun100°74°23%

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

Live wind & temperature near Longview

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 — Longview

SPC has placed Longview in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Longview

  • 75602
  • 75601
  • 75605
  • 75604
  • 75606
  • 75608
  • 75615
  • 75660

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.