Mercedes, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mercedes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——98°79°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——98°78°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—100°78°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——99°78°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—96°76°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—95°79°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast15%—95°80°0°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 32 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 32 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 8.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 32
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Mercedes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 78570
16-Day Forecast — Mercedes
- Sun98°79°0%
- Mon97°79°4%
- Tue100°79°13%
- Wed99°78°6%
- Thu96°76°12%
- Fri95°79°27%
- Sat95°80°15%
- Sun95°80°16%
- Mon100°77°16%
- Tue103°74°6%
- Wed106°76°8%
- Thu103°75°4%
- Fri104°77°3%
- Sat109°78°11%
- Sun95°81°4%
- Mon103°78°6%
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.
ZIP codes in Mercedes
- 78570