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Terlingua, Texas Weather

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

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

Terlingua, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:28 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
48%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:59 AM
Sunset
3:57 PM
Terlingua, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTerlingua, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 103 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 78°H 103°
Terlingua, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    103°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    101°78°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    100°81°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    100°84°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    100°84°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    100°84°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    103°85°+3°
Terlingua, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · veering 62°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 30 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 284SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Terlingua, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
929.3
+2.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 27.44 inHg
Now
929.3
mb
3h
+2.1
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 927931
920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW931.1927.2929.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Terlingua, TX
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
+3 in 6h

AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.5

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.71
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Terlingua, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
76.2mi
UNLIMITED
158 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
14:28 UTC · Terlingua, 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
14:28 UTC · Terlingua, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Terlingua, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Terlingua, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Terlingua, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:33 AM
Sunrise
1:59 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
3:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Terlingua, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
11:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Terlingua, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Terlingua at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 84°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79852

16-Day Forecast — Terlingua

  1. Sat103°78°3%
  2. Sun101°78°7%
  3. Mon100°81°7%
  4. Tue100°84°5%
  5. Wed100°84°2%
  6. Thu100°84°3%
  7. Fri103°85°7%
  8. Sat103°87°12%
  9. Sun99°85°25%
  10. Mon101°83°21%
  11. Tue102°82°10%
  12. Wed104°83°3%
  13. Thu106°84°6%
  14. Fri96°80°7%
  15. Sat99°82°9%
  16. Sun97°73°14%

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 — Terlingua

SPC includes Terlingua in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Terlingua

  • 79852

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.