Preston, Texas Weather
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Preston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Clear——98°76°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—93°70°-5°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers18%4.1″92°72°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——95°74°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——98°75°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——103°75°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——101°80°-2°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 43 now. With UV 9.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 9.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 52
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Preston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Preston
- Sat98°76°3%
- Sun93°70°13%
- Mon92°72°18%
- Tue95°74°9%
- Wed98°75°4%
- Thu103°75°1%
- Fri101°80°4%
- Sat101°80°8%
- Sun99°72°6%
- Mon97°73°5%
- Tue104°75°2%
- Wed107°76°10%
- Thu91°70°11%
- Fri88°70°14%
- Sat87°69°23%
- Sun94°73°23%
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 — Preston
SPC includes Preston in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Preston
- 75076