Vega, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vega weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle11%0.02″98°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle39%0.06″94°65°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers39%0.01″96°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°71°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—100°73°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—101°76°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—100°77°-1°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Vega at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79092
16-Day Forecast — Vega
- Sat98°72°11%
- Sun94°65°39%
- Mon96°65°39%
- Tue95°71°9%
- Wed100°73°14%
- Thu101°76°26%
- Fri100°77°26%
- Sat102°76°19%
- Sun102°72°5%
- Mon102°75°4%
- Tue105°76°7%
- Wed103°79°8%
- Thu96°75°10%
- Fri89°69°16%
- Sat89°70°16%
- Sun88°66°19%
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 — Vega
SPC has placed Vega in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Vega
- 79092