Lucas, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lucas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——97°78°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast24%—96°73°-1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle24%0.10″97°73°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle19%—99°73°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——103°76°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——106°78°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——104°81°-2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.9 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 10:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lucas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.
16-Day Forecast — Lucas
- Sat97°78°4%
- Sun96°73°24%
- Mon97°73°24%
- Tue99°73°19%
- Wed103°76°7%
- Thu106°78°2%
- Fri104°81°3%
- Sat105°80°5%
- Sun104°79°3%
- Mon103°77°3%
- Tue109°78°4%
- Wed115°81°19%
- Thu95°74°11%
- Fri91°69°12%
- Sat88°72°20%
- Sun95°74°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 — Lucas
SPC includes Lucas 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 Lucas
- 75002