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Mason, Texas Weather

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

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

Mason, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:15 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
55%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:38 AM
Sunset
3:43 PM
Mason, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMason, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 96°
Mason, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    96°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    97°74°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    99°75°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    13%
    98°75°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    102°74°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    101°75°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    101°73°
Mason, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
197° · veering 5°
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
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 9 · pk 25 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 276SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 5° from the ssw.
Mason, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.5
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.45 inHg
Now
963.5
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961964
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.4961.1963.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Mason, TX
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0
Mason, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.8mi
UNLIMITED
111 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
15:15 UTC · Mason, 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
15:15 UTC · Mason, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mason, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mason, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mason, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:12 AM
Sunrise
1:38 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
3:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mason, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
10:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mason, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mason at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 76856

16-Day Forecast — Mason

  1. Sat96°76°0%
  2. Sun97°74°1%
  3. Mon99°75°13%
  4. Tue98°75°13%
  5. Wed102°74°2%
  6. Thu101°75°1%
  7. Fri101°73°4%
  8. Sat102°73°11%
  9. Sun102°74°11%
  10. Mon99°74°8%
  11. Tue105°75°6%
  12. Wed109°77°11%
  13. Thu110°78°13%
  14. Fri90°70°11%
  15. Sat91°70°17%
  16. Sun93°70°17%

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 — Mason

SPC includes Mason in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Mason

  • 76856

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.