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Socorro, Texas Weather

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

Socorro, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 8:27 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
45%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:05 AM
Sunset
2:13 PM
Socorro, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSocorro, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 78°H 104°
Socorro, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    104°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    13%
    0.09″
    100°70°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    11%
    100°69°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    11%
    98°82°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    98°84°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    27%
    100°83°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    27%
    101°81°+1°
Socorro, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · veering 21°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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 7 · pk 24 @ 11:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 393SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 21° from the s.
Socorro, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
891.6
+1.9 mb in 3h · rising · 26.33 inHg
Now
891.6
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 889893
885890895900-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW893.3889.4891.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Socorro, TX
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
4.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Socorro, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
86.6mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
14:27 UTC · Socorro, 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
14:27 UTC · Socorro, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Socorro, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Socorro, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Socorro, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
12:05 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
2:13 PM
Civil dusk
8:43 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Socorro, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 PM
Moonset
10:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Socorro, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Socorro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Socorro

  1. Sat104°78°4%
  2. Sun100°70°13%
  3. Mon100°69°11%
  4. Tue98°82°11%
  5. Wed98°84°9%
  6. Thu100°83°27%
  7. Fri101°81°27%
  8. Sat103°82°17%
  9. Sun99°84°17%
  10. Mon100°81°17%
  11. Tue100°82°8%
  12. Wed103°84°9%
  13. Thu106°84°10%
  14. Fri93°82°13%
  15. Sat98°79°10%
  16. Sun92°79°16%

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 — Socorro

SPC includes Socorro in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Socorro

  • 79927

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.