Zapata, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Zapata weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——100°79°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——101°78°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——104°78°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——104°78°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——104°79°0°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——103°78°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy21%—99°80°-4°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45), ratio 0.70 with 14 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45), ratio 0.70 with 14 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:48 PM
- Moonset
- 11:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Zapata at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 78076
15-Day Forecast — Zapata
- Sun100°79°2%
- Mon101°78°2%
- Tue104°78°5%
- Wed104°78°5%
- Thu104°79°1%
- Fri103°78°5%
- Sat99°80°21%
- Sun94°78°17%
- Mon93°77°17%
- Tue94°75°14%
- Wed102°76°7%
- Thu104°77°6%
- Fri97°78°9%
- Sat92°76°10%
- Sun94°77°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.
ZIP codes in Zapata
- 78076