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Skellytown, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Skellytown, TX
Sunday, July 5 at 3:29 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
30%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:34 AM
Sunset
4:03 PM
Skellytown, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSkellytown, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 93°
Skellytown, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    92°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    94°68°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    98°70°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    102°76°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    102°76°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    101°75°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    101°73°
Skellytown, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
042° · backing 163°
Direction
NE
042°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
35
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 35 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 244SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 163° from the ne.
Skellytown, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
906.1
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 26.76 inHg
Now
906.1
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+4.1
mb
24h
+3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 901906
895900905910915-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW906.3900.9906.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Skellytown, TX
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
4.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 63

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Skellytown, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
127.0mi
UNLIMITED
126 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
20:29 UTC · Skellytown, 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
20:29 UTC · Skellytown, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Skellytown, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Skellytown, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Skellytown, TX
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:06 AM
Sunrise
1:34 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
4:03 PM
Civil dusk
9:34 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Skellytown, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
12:00 AM
Moonset
12:01 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Skellytown, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Skellytown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79080

16-Day Forecast — Skellytown

  1. Sun92°64°10%
  2. Mon94°68°2%
  3. Tue98°70°5%
  4. Wed102°76°9%
  5. Thu102°76°34%
  6. Fri101°75°34%
  7. Sat101°73°15%
  8. Sun99°72°8%
  9. Mon102°75°4%
  10. Tue104°78°1%
  11. Wed109°82°3%
  12. Thu113°85°10%
  13. Fri105°74°19%
  14. Sat99°75°23%
  15. Sun99°72°20%
  16. Mon99°70°20%

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 — Skellytown

SPC has placed Skellytown in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Skellytown

  • 79080

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.