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Melvin, Texas Weather

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

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

Melvin, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 7:49 AM
93
°
Overcast
Feels like
91°
Humidity
32%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:38 AM
Sunset
3:46 PM
Melvin, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMelvin, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 96°
Melvin, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 3
    Overcast
    95°73°
  2. Saturday
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    96°74°+1°
  3. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    100°73°+4°
  4. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    11%
    102°71°+2°
  5. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    98°73°-4°
  6. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    102°76°+4°
  7. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    101°76°-1°
Melvin, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
172° · veering 27°
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 3:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 308SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 27° from the s.
Melvin, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
951.4
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.09 inHg
Now
951.4
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 951954
945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW954.3950.8951.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Melvin, TX
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 33 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 33

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26), ratio 0.66 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.66
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Melvin, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
84%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
113.8mi
UNLIMITED
127 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
12:49 UTC · Melvin, 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
12:49 UTC · Melvin, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Melvin, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Melvin, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Melvin, 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 08m
Sunset
3:46 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Melvin, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Melvin, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Melvin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 76858

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 — Melvin

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

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Melvin

  • 76858

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.