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Novice, Texas Weather

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

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

Novice, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:13 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
62%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
1:37 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
Novice, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNovice, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 95°
Novice, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    95°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    96°74°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    41%
    97°72°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    100°72°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    101°76°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    102°78°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    101°76°-1°
Novice, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · veering 11°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 10
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 10 · pk 22 @ 5:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2211SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Novice, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
948.0
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 27.99 inHg
Now
948.0
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 946949
940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW949.4945.7948.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Novice, TX
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.70
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Novice, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
56.3mi
UNLIMITED
125 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
15:13 UTC · Novice, 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
15:13 UTC · Novice, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Novice, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Novice, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Novice, 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
1:37 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Novice, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
10:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Novice, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Novice at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°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: 79538

16-Day Forecast — Novice

  1. Sat95°75°0%
  2. Sun96°74°7%
  3. Mon97°72°41%
  4. Tue100°72°21%
  5. Wed101°76°4%
  6. Thu102°78°0%
  7. Fri101°76°1%
  8. Sat101°76°8%
  9. Sun104°78°8%
  10. Mon105°77°8%
  11. Tue105°79°3%
  12. Wed110°81°5%
  13. Thu104°83°6%
  14. Fri96°69°16%
  15. Sat80°69°22%
  16. Sun92°69°27%

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 — Novice

SPC includes Novice 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 Novice

  • 79538

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.