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The Hills, Texas Weather

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

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

The Hills, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:48 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
64%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Sunset
3:37 PM
The Hills, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastThe Hills, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 98°
The Hills, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    98°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    100°72°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    103°75°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    100°76°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    101°75°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    101°75°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    102°74°+1°
The Hills, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 7°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 26 @ 3:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 327SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the ssw.
The Hills, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.7
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.17 inHg
Now
987.7
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.7984.7987.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
The Hills, TX
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.2 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
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
The Hills, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
50.2mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
14:48 UTC · The Hills, 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
14:48 UTC · The Hills, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
The Hills, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
The Hills, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
The Hills, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:08 AM
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
3:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
The Hills, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
10:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
The Hills, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

The Hills at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — The Hills

  1. Sat98°76°2%
  2. Sun100°72°1%
  3. Mon103°75°10%
  4. Tue100°76°10%
  5. Wed101°75°5%
  6. Thu101°75°0%
  7. Fri102°74°4%
  8. Sat104°75°11%
  9. Sun103°75°10%
  10. Mon103°75°8%
  11. Tue107°76°6%
  12. Wed108°78°15%
  13. Thu106°80°19%
  14. Fri93°77°17%
  15. Sat90°74°16%
  16. Sun94°72°16%

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 — The Hills

SPC includes The Hills 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 The Hills

  • 78738

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.