Sweetwater, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sweetwater weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——98°78°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle13%0.04″100°77°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers34%—99°73°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——101°74°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——101°79°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——103°79°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear——102°77°-1°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.8 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sweetwater at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79556
16-Day Forecast — Sweetwater
- Sat98°78°0%
- Sun100°77°13%
- Mon99°73°34%
- Tue101°74°9%
- Wed101°79°6%
- Thu103°79°1%
- Fri102°77°7%
- Sat102°77°7%
- Sun105°80°11%
- Mon106°79°6%
- Tue106°80°3%
- Wed111°82°4%
- Thu101°85°11%
- Fri96°71°17%
- Sat89°69°18%
- Sun92°68°26%
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 — Sweetwater
SPC includes Sweetwater in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Sweetwater
- 79556