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Sundown, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Sundown, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:35 AM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
49%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
1:45 AM
Sunset
4:03 PM
Sundown, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSundown, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 98°
Sundown, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    98°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    16%
    0.06″
    95°67°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    16%
    0.02″
    94°67°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    96°73°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    99°77°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    10%
    99°77°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    12%
    97°77°-2°
Sundown, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 20°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 12 · pk 26 @ 9:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 384SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Sundown, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
895.0
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 26.43 inHg
Now
895.0
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 893898
885890895900905-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW897.5892.7894.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Sundown, TX
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 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
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Sundown, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
76.4mi
UNLIMITED
116 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
14:35 UTC · Sundown, 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
14:35 UTC · Sundown, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sundown, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sundown, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sundown, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:17 AM
Sunrise
1:45 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
4:03 PM
Civil dusk
9:33 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sundown, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
11:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sundown, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sundown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79372

16-Day Forecast — Sundown

  1. Sat98°67°5%
  2. Sun95°67°16%
  3. Mon94°67°16%
  4. Tue96°73°5%
  5. Wed99°77°3%
  6. Thu99°77°10%
  7. Fri97°77°12%
  8. Sat96°77°12%
  9. Sun99°74°8%
  10. Mon100°75°4%
  11. Tue102°75°7%
  12. Wed107°76°7%
  13. Thu100°78°4%
  14. Fri85°71°11%
  15. Sat86°71°17%
  16. Sun84°67°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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Sundown

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Sundown

  • 79336
  • 79372

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.