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 4Overcast——94°77°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——97°75°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°76°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——98°75°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——99°75°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——101°75°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy10%—98°74°-3°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Santa Clara at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
- 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
- Sat94°77°0%
- Sun97°75°2%
- Mon94°76°2%
- Tue98°75°6%
- Wed99°75°2%
- Thu101°75°1%
- Fri98°74°10%
- Sat92°74°23%
- Sun95°73°20%
- Mon87°73°27%
- Tue93°73°12%
- Wed95°73°6%
- Thu97°73°6%
- Fri100°75°10%
- Sat99°73°14%
- Sun100°74°21%
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 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 Santa Clara
- 78124