Oak Ridge, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——99°77°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain—0.31″100°76°+1°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle13%0.05″99°73°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle13%—101°73°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Rain10%0.17″102°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——103°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Clear——103°77°0°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.4 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Oak Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Oak Ridge
- Sat99°77°2%
- Sun100°76°5%
- Mon99°73°13%
- Tue101°73°13%
- Wed102°72°10%
- Thu103°74°4%
- Fri103°77°2%
- Sat104°77°7%
- Sun108°74°3%
- Mon106°75°4%
- Tue111°77°5%
- Wed114°81°14%
- Thu94°71°11%
- Fri93°68°13%
- Sat89°72°20%
- Sun96°73°25%
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 — Oak Ridge
SPC includes Oak Ridge in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Oak Ridge
- 75142
- 75161