Sanford, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sanford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—103°76°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast50%—96°71°-7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast50%—97°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast16%—100°76°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—105°78°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—107°79°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast31%—106°80°-1°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.8 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 5.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sanford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79078
16-Day Forecast — Sanford
- Sat103°76°10%
- Sun96°71°50%
- Mon97°67°50%
- Tue100°76°16%
- Wed105°78°18%
- Thu107°79°31%
- Fri106°80°31%
- Sat107°78°20%
- Sun104°73°7%
- Mon106°78°4%
- Tue110°78°2%
- Wed104°81°7%
- Thu98°74°16%
- Fri96°74°24%
- Sat91°70°26%
- Sun94°69°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 — Sanford
SPC has placed Sanford in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Sanford
- 79078