Sour Lake, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sour Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast14%—96°76°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—94°77°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle47%—94°74°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail——94°74°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—95°75°+1°
- FridayJul 10Clear22%—95°75°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast43%—94°77°-1°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 9.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54 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 43 now. With UV 9.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 9.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 54
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sour Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 77659
16-Day Forecast — Sour Lake
- Sun96°76°14%
- Mon94°77°18%
- Tue94°74°47%
- Wed94°74°8%
- Thu95°75°14%
- Fri95°75°22%
- Sat94°77°43%
- Sun90°76°44%
- Mon93°74°40%
- Tue103°75°30%
- Wed103°75°19%
- Thu101°77°27%
- Fri104°78°31%
- Sat95°73°19%
- Sun98°76°20%
- Mon99°75°35%
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 — Sour Lake
SPC includes Sour Lake 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 Sour Lake
- 77659