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Meridian, Texas Weather

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

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

Meridian, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:25 AM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
56%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:29 AM
Sunset
3:40 PM
Meridian, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMeridian, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 99°
Meridian, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    99°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    100°77°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    17%
    100°75°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    17%
    103°75°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    104°75°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    105°77°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    104°77°-1°
Meridian, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
197° · backing 6°
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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 8 · pk 23 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 197SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the ssw.
Meridian, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.2
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.2
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.7987.1989.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Meridian, 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 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.1 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
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.4

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Meridian, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.0mi
UNLIMITED
115 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
15:25 UTC · Meridian, 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
15:25 UTC · Meridian, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Meridian, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Meridian, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Meridian, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:02 AM
Sunrise
1:29 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
3:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Meridian, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
10:46 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Meridian, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Meridian at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 76665

16-Day Forecast — Meridian

  1. Sat99°77°1%
  2. Sun100°77°5%
  3. Mon100°75°17%
  4. Tue103°75°17%
  5. Wed104°75°4%
  6. Thu105°77°1%
  7. Fri104°77°1%
  8. Sat105°77°6%
  9. Sun107°80°7%
  10. Mon107°78°6%
  11. Tue110°80°4%
  12. Wed114°85°13%
  13. Thu108°72°13%
  14. Fri96°71°17%
  15. Sat88°73°27%
  16. Sun97°71°33%

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 — Meridian

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

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Meridian

  • 76665

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.