Marfa, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Marfa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle14%0.05″97°63°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—92°65°-5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°73°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——92°72°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——93°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear23%—96°74°+3°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.5 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 5.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.5 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Marfa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79843
16-Day Forecast — Marfa
- Sat97°63°14%
- Sun92°65°10%
- Mon90°68°4%
- Tue90°73°5%
- Wed92°72°4%
- Thu93°73°8%
- Fri96°74°23%
- Sat95°75°22%
- Sun89°71°21%
- Mon89°71°23%
- Tue92°71°9%
- Wed95°71°10%
- Thu99°72°6%
- Fri86°72°3%
- Sat91°71°10%
- Sun84°65°16%
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 — Marfa
SPC includes Marfa 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 Marfa
- 79843