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San Marcos, Texas Weather

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

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

San Marcos, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 5:12 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
87%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Sunset
3:36 PM
San Marcos, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSan Marcos, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 97°
San Marcos, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    97°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    98°75°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    100°74°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    95°75°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    101°75°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    102°73°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    102°72°
San Marcos, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · veering 48°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 21 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 257SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 48° from the ssw.
San Marcos, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.1
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.1
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.4993.9995.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
San Marcos, TX
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
30μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
San Marcos, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.2mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
10:12 UTC · San Marcos, 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
10:12 UTC · San Marcos, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
San Marcos, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
San Marcos, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
San Marcos, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:09 AM
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
3:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
San Marcos, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
10:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
San Marcos, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

San Marcos at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 78666

15-Day Forecast — San Marcos

  1. Sat97°77°0%
  2. Sun98°75°0%
  3. Mon100°74°8%
  4. Tue95°75°8%
  5. Wed101°75°4%
  6. Thu102°73°0%
  7. Fri102°72°7%
  8. Sat104°72°15%
  9. Sun104°73°13%
  10. Mon103°74°9%
  11. Tue104°72°8%
  12. Wed106°71°13%
  13. Thu106°72°14%
  14. Fri106°73°19%
  15. Sat109°74°16%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near San Marcos

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 — San Marcos

SPC includes San Marcos in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 San Marcos

  • 78666
  • 78656
  • 78667

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.