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Sanderson, Texas Weather

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

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

Sanderson, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:16 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
56%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:53 AM
Sunset
3:55 PM
Sanderson, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSanderson, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 98°
Sanderson, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    98°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    94°72°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    94°73°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    94°75°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    96°76°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    98°75°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    99°73°+1°
Sanderson, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
141° · veering 6°
Direction
SE
141°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
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 10 · pk 27 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2811SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 6° from the se.
Sanderson, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
919.0
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 27.14 inHg
Now
919.0
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 917921
910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW920.8916.6918.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Sanderson, TX
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
5.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 22
Sanderson, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
64.0mi
UNLIMITED
127 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
15:16 UTC · Sanderson, 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
15:16 UTC · Sanderson, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sanderson, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sanderson, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sanderson, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:26 AM
Sunrise
1:53 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
3:55 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sanderson, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
11:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sanderson, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sanderson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79848

16-Day Forecast — Sanderson

  1. Sat98°75°1%
  2. Sun94°72°1%
  3. Mon94°73°2%
  4. Tue94°75°2%
  5. Wed96°76°1%
  6. Thu98°75°1%
  7. Fri99°73°3%
  8. Sat94°73°5%
  9. Sun94°74°9%
  10. Mon94°76°9%
  11. Tue96°76°8%
  12. Wed100°78°4%
  13. Thu106°80°6%
  14. Fri94°75°7%
  15. Sat93°72°4%
  16. Sun90°69°7%

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 — Sanderson

SPC includes Sanderson in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Sanderson

  • 79848

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.