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Penitas, Texas Weather

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

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

Penitas, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:43 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
64%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Sunset
3:30 PM
Penitas, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPenitas, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 101°
Penitas, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    101°79°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    99°77°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    102°78°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    102°78°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    101°79°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    100°78°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    100°79°
Penitas, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
159° · steady
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2911SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sse-bound air across the harbor.
Penitas, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.7
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.7
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.31006.71009.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Penitas, TX
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~29 @ 9 PM

AQI 23 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Penitas, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.6mi
UNLIMITED
113 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
14:43 UTC · Penitas, 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
14:43 UTC · Penitas, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Penitas, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Penitas, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Penitas, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:21 AM
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Daylight
13h 44m
Sunset
3:30 PM
Civil dusk
8:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Penitas, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 PM
Moonset
10:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Penitas, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Penitas at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 86°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: January 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 78576

16-Day Forecast — Penitas

  1. Sat101°79°1%
  2. Sun99°77°2%
  3. Mon102°78°4%
  4. Tue102°78°5%
  5. Wed101°79°1%
  6. Thu100°78°3%
  7. Fri100°79°6%
  8. Sat101°80°9%
  9. Sun103°78°10%
  10. Mon102°78°12%
  11. Tue103°76°9%
  12. Wed105°78°11%
  13. Thu108°77°13%
  14. Fri101°77°2%
  15. Sat101°80°3%
  16. Sun101°77°3%

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 Penitas

  • 78576

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.