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Loop, Texas Weather

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

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

Loop, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:48 AM
86
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
87°
Humidity
49%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Sunset
4:01 PM
Loop, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLoop, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 97°
Loop, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    97°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    20%
    97°70°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    20%
    0.80″
    94°68°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    96°75°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    98°79°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    13%
    98°79°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    13%
    97°76°-1°
Loop, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
188° · steady
Direction
S
188°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 23 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Loop, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
905.7
+2.7 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 26.75 inHg
Now
905.7
mb
3h
+2.7
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 902906
895900905910915-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW906.3902.2904.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Loop, TX
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 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 2.5DRIVERGood
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.4

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Loop, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
75%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.2mi
UNLIMITED
115 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
15:48 UTC · Loop, 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
15:48 UTC · Loop, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Loop, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Loop, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Loop, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:18 AM
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
4:01 PM
Civil dusk
9:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Loop, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
11:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Loop, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Loop at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79342

16-Day Forecast — Loop

  1. Sat97°73°4%
  2. Sun97°70°20%
  3. Mon94°68°20%
  4. Tue96°75°9%
  5. Wed98°79°2%
  6. Thu98°79°13%
  7. Fri97°76°13%
  8. Sat97°75°9%
  9. Sun98°78°10%
  10. Mon99°78°8%
  11. Tue100°78°3%
  12. Wed105°78°3%
  13. Thu98°80°4%
  14. Fri86°75°14%
  15. Sat89°74°19%
  16. Sun86°68°20%

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 — Loop

SPC includes Loop 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 Loop

  • 79342

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.