Plains, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plains weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——98°71°—
- SundayJul 5Rain29%0.23″96°69°-2°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle29%—94°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle——96°73°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——98°78°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy14%—98°77°0°
- FridayJul 10Clear15%—97°76°-1°
AQI 37 (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.
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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Plains at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79355
16-Day Forecast — Plains
- Sat98°71°6%
- Sun96°69°29%
- Mon94°67°29%
- Tue96°73°8%
- Wed98°78°3%
- Thu98°77°14%
- Fri97°76°15%
- Sat96°76°15%
- Sun98°76°7%
- Mon99°76°6%
- Tue101°75°3%
- Wed105°76°2%
- Thu99°76°4%
- Fri85°73°11%
- Sat85°72°17%
- Sun85°66°20%
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 — Plains
SPC has placed Plains in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Plains
- 79355