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Walnut Springs, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Walnut Springs, TX
Sunday, July 5 at 4:25 PM
97
°
Clear
Feels like
103°
Humidity
37%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:30 AM
Sunset
3:40 PM
Walnut Springs, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWalnut Springs, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 98°
Walnut Springs, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    98°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    12%
    99°76°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    13%
    102°75°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    104°78°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    104°79°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    102°76°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    97°77°-5°
Walnut Springs, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
129° · backing 67°
Direction
SE
129°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 209SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Walnut Springs, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.9
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.00 inHg
Now
981.9
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.0980.2982.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Walnut Springs, TX
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
+12 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
3.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Walnut Springs, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
18%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
112.5mi
UNLIMITED
112 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
21:25 UTC · Walnut Springs, 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
21:25 UTC · Walnut Springs, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Walnut Springs, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Walnut Springs, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Walnut Springs, TX
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:03 AM
Sunrise
1:30 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
3:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Walnut Springs, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 PM
Moonset
11:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Walnut Springs, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Walnut Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 76690

16-Day Forecast — Walnut Springs

  1. Sun98°75°9%
  2. Mon99°76°12%
  3. Tue102°75°13%
  4. Wed104°78°4%
  5. Thu104°79°0%
  6. Fri102°76°2%
  7. Sat97°77°16%
  8. Sun100°74°17%
  9. Mon104°75°13%
  10. Tue110°81°9%
  11. Wed115°86°3%
  12. Thu118°89°9%
  13. Fri120°91°6%
  14. Sat105°77°8%
  15. Sun104°80°10%
  16. Mon102°81°6%

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 — Walnut Springs

SPC has placed Walnut Springs 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 Walnut Springs

  • 76690

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.