Mercedes, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mercedes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——99°78°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——98°77°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——100°77°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——101°77°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——99°78°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——98°77°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——99°79°+1°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 10:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Mercedes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below 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
- Sat99°78°1%
- Sun98°77°2%
- Mon100°77°6%
- Tue101°77°4%
- Wed99°78°1%
- Thu98°77°2%
- Fri99°79°2%
- Sat100°80°6%
- Sun103°77°8%
- Mon102°77°12%
- Tue102°75°10%
- Wed103°76°3%
- Thu105°76°3%
- Fri99°79°2%
- Sat100°80°3%
- Sun101°77°3%
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.
ZIP codes in Mercedes
- 78570