Sierra Blanca, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sierra Blanca weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——96°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°69°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°74°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——94°75°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle15%—96°77°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%—98°76°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle28%—97°75°-1°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.78 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sierra Blanca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79851
15-Day Forecast — Sierra Blanca
- Sun96°69°4%
- Mon93°69°6%
- Tue93°74°2%
- Wed94°75°6%
- Thu96°77°15%
- Fri98°76°28%
- Sat97°75°28%
- Sun91°74°13%
- Mon90°75°17%
- Tue93°73°14%
- Wed96°74°17%
- Thu100°76°6%
- Fri95°72°13%
- Sat95°72°14%
- Sun92°72°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 — Sierra Blanca
SPC includes Sierra Blanca 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 Sierra Blanca
- 79851