Abilene, Texas Weather
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Abilene weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Clear——97°69°—
- MondayAug 3Clear——100°71°+3°
- TuesdayAug 4Clear——105°78°+5°
- WednesdayAug 5Partly Cloudy——104°80°-1°
- ThursdayAug 6Overcast——100°79°-4°
- FridayAug 7Overcast——97°78°-3°
- SaturdayAug 8Overcast——99°78°+2°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 3.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 3.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 3.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 10:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night
Abilene at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP codes: 79601, 79602, 79603, 79605, 79606, 79699
16-Day Forecast — Abilene
- Sun97°69°0%
- Mon100°71°1%
- Tue105°78°0%
- Wed104°80°1%
- Thu100°79°1%
- Fri97°78°3%
- Sat99°78°5%
- Sun99°76°2%
- Mon99°74°3%
- Tue99°75°3%
- Wed101°77°2%
- Thu102°78°9%
- Fri103°78°11%
- Sat103°78°10%
- Sun104°80°16%
- Mon103°80°8%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Abilene
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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.
Sun & seasons in Abilene
Abilene sits in Taylor County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 17m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 1m — a swing of +4h 16m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Houston, the state’s largest city, lies about 316 miles to the SE. The nearest town Abilene tracks is Fort Worth, roughly 141 miles to the E.
ZIP codes in Abilene
- 79607
- 79605
- 79699
- 79603
- 79602
- 79601
- 79606
- 79604
- 79608
- 79697
- 79698