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Wichita Falls, Texas Weather

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

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

Wichita Falls, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:14 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
55%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:28 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
Wichita Falls, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWichita Falls, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 102°
Wichita Falls, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    102°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    25%
    101°72°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    25%
    95°73°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    101°77°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    106°78°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    109°82°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    106°84°-3°
Wichita Falls, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
213° · veering 13°
Direction
SSW
213°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 8:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3517SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the ssw.
Wichita Falls, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.7
+2.0 mb in 3h · rising · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.7
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979983
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.4979.3981.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Wichita Falls, TX
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.6 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
65.6mi
UNLIMITED
126 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
14:14 UTC · Wichita Falls, 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
14:14 UTC · Wichita Falls, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wichita Falls, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wichita Falls, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wichita Falls, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:00 AM
Sunrise
1:28 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Wichita Falls, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
10:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wichita Falls, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wichita Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 76301, 76302, 76305, 76306, 76308, 76309, 76310

16-Day Forecast — Wichita Falls

  1. Sat102°78°0%
  2. Sun101°72°25%
  3. Mon95°73°25%
  4. Tue101°77°5%
  5. Wed106°78°2%
  6. Thu109°82°3%
  7. Fri106°84°5%
  8. Sat107°78°4%
  9. Sun105°76°2%
  10. Mon107°75°5%
  11. Tue112°80°3%
  12. Wed116°84°12%
  13. Thu100°73°13%
  14. Fri100°73°17%
  15. Sat89°72°24%
  16. Sun96°71°26%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Wichita Falls

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 — Wichita Falls

SPC includes Wichita Falls 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 Wichita Falls

  • 76309
  • 76308
  • 76310
  • 76311
  • 76306
  • 76305
  • 76302
  • 76301
  • 76307

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.