Sunset, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sunset weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——99°77°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle15%0.02″96°75°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°74°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——96°75°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——100°74°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——103°78°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——100°78°-3°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.6 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:46 PM
- Moonset
- 11:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sunset at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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: 76270
16-Day Forecast — Sunset
- Sat99°77°0%
- Sun95°74°15%
- Mon94°74°7%
- Tue96°75°5%
- Wed100°74°4%
- Thu103°78°3%
- Fri100°78°3%
- Sat97°69°7%
- Sun81°70°6%
- Mon81°69°7%
- Tue91°73°7%
- Wed97°73°10%
- Thu98°76°14%
- Fri98°76°23%
- Sat99°77°32%
- Sun100°77°11%
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 — Sunset
SPC has placed Sunset in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Sunset
- 76270