Melissa, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Melissa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——96°78°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle12%0.03″96°73°0°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain16%0.68″96°75°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle——97°73°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——100°75°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——101°79°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——101°79°0°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Melissa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 75454
16-Day Forecast — Melissa
- Sat96°78°5%
- Sun98°71°12%
- Mon96°75°16%
- Tue97°73°7%
- Wed100°75°1%
- Thu101°79°1%
- Fri101°79°2%
- Sat99°73°6%
- Sun74°71°6%
- Mon83°69°7%
- Tue87°71°5%
- Wed97°74°9%
- Thu99°78°23%
- Fri100°78°19%
- Sat100°80°20%
- Sun101°78°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
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 — Melissa
SPC has placed Melissa 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 Melissa
- 75454