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Morton, Texas Weather

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

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

Morton, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:07 AM
84
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
81°
Humidity
44%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
1:45 AM
Sunset
4:05 PM
Morton, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMorton, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 64°H 98°
Morton, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    32%
    0.02″
    98°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    36%
    93°64°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    36%
    0.02″
    94°66°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    96°71°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    99°76°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    99°76°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    18%
    98°76°-1°
Morton, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
219° · veering 23°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 12 · pk 29 @ 8:00a
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 4310SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Morton, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
888.3
+2.6 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 26.23 inHg
Now
888.3
mb
3h
+2.6
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 886891
880885890895-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW890.9885.7888.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Morton, TX
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 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
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Morton, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
57%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
86.8mi
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
15:07 UTC · Morton, 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
15:07 UTC · Morton, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Morton, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Morton, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Morton, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:17 AM
Sunrise
1:45 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
4:05 PM
Civil dusk
9:35 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Morton, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Morton, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Morton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79346

16-Day Forecast — Morton

  1. Sat98°70°32%
  2. Sun93°64°36%
  3. Mon94°66°36%
  4. Tue96°71°9%
  5. Wed99°76°3%
  6. Thu99°76°18%
  7. Fri98°76°18%
  8. Sat97°74°14%
  9. Sun100°73°7%
  10. Mon101°74°5%
  11. Tue102°74°2%
  12. Wed106°75°3%
  13. Thu101°77°7%
  14. Fri85°71°12%
  15. Sat88°69°19%
  16. Sun86°66°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 — Morton

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Morton

  • 79346

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.