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Memphis, Texas Weather

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

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

Memphis, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:16 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
56%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:34 AM
Sunset
3:59 PM
Memphis, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMemphis, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 101°
Memphis, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    101°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    25%
    95°74°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    25%
    96°71°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    99°77°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    106°78°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    108°82°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    13%
    105°82°-3°
Memphis, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
212° · veering 11°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 10:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2515SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 11° from the ssw.
Memphis, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
942.7
+3.4 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 27.84 inHg
Now
942.7
mb
3h
+3.4
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 939945
930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW944.6938.9942.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Memphis, TX
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Memphis, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.0mi
UNLIMITED
126 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
14:16 UTC · Memphis, 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
14:16 UTC · Memphis, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Memphis, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Memphis, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Memphis, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:05 AM
Sunrise
1:34 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
3:59 PM
Civil dusk
9:29 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Memphis, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
10:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Memphis, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Memphis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79245

16-Day Forecast — Memphis

  1. Sat101°72°2%
  2. Sun95°74°25%
  3. Mon96°71°25%
  4. Tue99°77°9%
  5. Wed106°78°7%
  6. Thu108°82°13%
  7. Fri105°82°13%
  8. Sat106°77°8%
  9. Sun105°76°5%
  10. Mon106°80°4%
  11. Tue111°79°4%
  12. Wed115°84°6%
  13. Thu98°75°4%
  14. Fri97°76°23%
  15. Sat89°70°24%
  16. Sun93°69°23%

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 — Memphis

SPC has placed Memphis in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Memphis

  • 79245

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.