Panhandle, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Panhandle weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers22%0.24″98°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers28%0.34″94°68°-4°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle27%0.03″98°71°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear16%—98°72°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—98°74°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle24%—101°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%0.02″101°73°0°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 10:59 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Panhandle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79068
15-Day Forecast — Panhandle
- Sat99°71°22%
- Sun94°68°28%
- Mon98°71°27%
- Tue98°72°16%
- Wed98°74°13%
- Thu101°73°24%
- Fri101°73°24%
- Sat97°72°10%
- Sun94°71°6%
- Mon97°72°4%
- Tue103°75°9%
- Wed111°80°12%
- Thu107°84°17%
- Fri94°75°23%
- Sat87°70°26%
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 — Panhandle
SPC has placed Panhandle in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Panhandle
- 79068