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Nixon, Texas Weather

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

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

Nixon, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:09 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
79%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:36 AM
Sunset
3:34 PM
Nixon, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNixon, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 96°
Nixon, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    96°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    96°73°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    99°74°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    100°74°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    101°74°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    100°74°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    99°73°-1°
Nixon, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
188° · veering 8°
Direction
S
188°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 19 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 265SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 8° from the s.
Nixon, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.0
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.62 inHg
Now
1003.0
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.11000.61003.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Nixon, TX
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 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
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
47μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.71
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Nixon, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.9mi
UNLIMITED
83 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
14:09 UTC · Nixon, 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
14:09 UTC · Nixon, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Nixon, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Nixon, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Nixon, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:10 AM
Sunrise
1:36 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
3:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Nixon, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Nixon, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Nixon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 78140

16-Day Forecast — Nixon

  1. Sat96°74°1%
  2. Sun96°73°2%
  3. Mon99°74°3%
  4. Tue100°74°3%
  5. Wed101°74°2%
  6. Thu100°74°3%
  7. Fri99°73°4%
  8. Sat99°74°14%
  9. Sun103°73°16%
  10. Mon102°74°15%
  11. Tue105°73°7%
  12. Wed106°73°10%
  13. Thu107°76°18%
  14. Fri100°76°26%
  15. Sat95°78°17%
  16. Sun98°74°13%

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 Nixon

  • 78140

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.