Plainview, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plainview weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain13%0.12″99°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain25%0.49″95°68°-4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—94°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——97°72°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——101°75°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—100°76°-1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy12%—99°78°-1°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Plainview at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 79072, 79073
16-Day Forecast — Plainview
- Sat99°72°13%
- Sun95°68°25%
- Mon94°66°25%
- Tue97°72°9%
- Wed101°75°5%
- Thu100°76°12%
- Fri99°78°12%
- Sat99°76°8%
- Sun102°72°7%
- Mon102°75°2%
- Tue105°75°5%
- Wed109°77°5%
- Thu95°74°6%
- Fri91°70°19%
- Sat88°68°19%
- Sun87°63°21%
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 — Plainview
SPC has placed Plainview in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Plainview
- 79072