South Padre Island, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Padre Island weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle——81°81°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——81°80°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°81°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——85°81°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——85°81°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——85°81°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——85°82°0°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47), ratio 0.62 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47), ratio 0.62 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.62
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
South Padre Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 78597
16-Day Forecast — South Padre Island
- Sat81°81°1%
- Sun81°80°4%
- Mon84°81°1%
- Tue85°81°1%
- Wed85°81°1%
- Thu85°81°5%
- Fri85°82°5%
- Sat85°82°10%
- Sun85°81°7%
- Mon85°81°13%
- Tue85°80°7%
- Wed86°81°14%
- Thu86°80°7%
- Fri85°81°13%
- Sat86°82°16%
- Sun85°81°19%
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.
ZIP codes in South Padre Island
- 78597