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Waka, Texas Weather

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

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

Waka, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:12 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
50%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:31 AM
Sunset
4:05 PM
Waka, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWaka, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 96°
Waka, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    10%
    96°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    28%
    95°70°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    28%
    96°68°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    12%
    98°74°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    27%
    105°78°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    31%
    107°80°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    31%
    106°76°-1°
Waka, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
025° · veering 165°
Direction
NNE
025°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 15
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 15 · pk 36 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2813SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 165° from the nne.
Waka, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
911.6
+4.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 26.92 inHg
Now
911.6
mb
3h
+4.2
mb
12h
+2.6
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 907912
900905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW911.8906.7911.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Waka, TX
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 9 PM

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
5.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Waka, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.8mi
UNLIMITED
151 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
15:12 UTC · Waka, 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
15:12 UTC · Waka, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Waka, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Waka, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Waka, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:02 AM
Sunrise
1:31 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
4:05 PM
Civil dusk
9:36 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Waka, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
10:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Waka, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Waka at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79093

16-Day Forecast — Waka

  1. Sat96°72°10%
  2. Sun95°70°28%
  3. Mon96°68°28%
  4. Tue98°74°12%
  5. Wed105°78°27%
  6. Thu107°80°31%
  7. Fri106°76°31%
  8. Sat107°79°18%
  9. Sun104°75°5%
  10. Mon107°77°2%
  11. Tue110°79°3%
  12. Wed98°84°12%
  13. Thu95°73°21%
  14. Fri91°73°26%
  15. Sat89°69°29%
  16. Sun93°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 — Waka

SPC has placed Waka in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Waka

  • 79093

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.