Portland, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Portland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°80°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°78°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°79°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——92°80°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——91°80°-1°
- FridayJul 10Clear17%—92°81°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast36%—88°83°-4°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48), ratio 0.67 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 now. With UV 9.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 9.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48), ratio 0.67 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Portland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 78374
16-Day Forecast — Portland
- Sun88°80°0%
- Mon88°78°1%
- Tue93°79°3%
- Wed92°80°1%
- Thu91°80°2%
- Fri92°81°17%
- Sat88°83°36%
- Sun92°81°28%
- Mon93°81°26%
- Tue97°79°8%
- Wed98°77°7%
- Thu96°77°9%
- Fri99°79°11%
- Sat102°79°6%
- Sun99°82°10%
- Mon94°81°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 Portland
- 78374
- 78390