Santa Clara, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Santa Clara weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——96°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle12%0.02″96°76°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—100°75°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——100°75°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——101°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—93°73°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Heavy Drizzle43%—92°73°-1°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
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 33 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 8.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Santa Clara at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Santa Clara
- Sun96°75°2%
- Mon96°76°12%
- Tue100°75°10%
- Wed100°75°3%
- Thu101°74°0%
- Fri93°73°16%
- Sat92°73°43%
- Sun95°73°29%
- Mon94°73°21%
- Tue100°76°8%
- Wed104°78°4%
- Thu104°78°8%
- Fri108°79°16%
- Sat111°81°13%
- Sun108°82°13%
- Mon102°79°10%
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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Santa Clara
SPC includes Santa Clara in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Santa Clara
- 78124