Van Horn, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Van Horn weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——98°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—98°71°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——95°68°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——96°75°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——96°76°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——98°78°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle16%—100°77°+2°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.2 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.50
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 12:13 AM
- Moonset
- 12:16 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Van Horn at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79855
16-Day Forecast — Van Horn
- Sat98°68°4%
- Sun98°71°10%
- Mon95°68°5%
- Tue96°75°4%
- Wed96°76°5%
- Thu98°78°9%
- Fri100°77°16%
- Sat95°78°15%
- Sun91°76°19%
- Mon83°70°37%
- Tue88°69°17%
- Wed90°74°13%
- Thu96°74°2%
- Fri101°79°10%
- Sat99°77°6%
- Sun95°75°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 — Van Horn
SPC includes Van Horn in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Van Horn
- 79855