Amarillo, Texas Weather
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Amarillo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 1:10 AM CDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Overcast later11%—76°64°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast27%—78°61°+2°
- WednesdaySep 23Drizzle61%—80°64°+2°
- ThursdaySep 24Light Showers71%0.07″76°65°-4°
- FridaySep 25Light Showers71%0.02″77°64°+1°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast27%—86°68°+9°
- SundaySep 27Overcast10%—84°66°-2°
Air quality now AQI 38 · Good
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 5:08 PM
- Moonset
- 2:25 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Amarillo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 70°F (high 76°F, low 64°F), about the 69°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: April 15 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 12 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
15-Day Forecast — Amarillo
- Mon76°64°11%
- Tue78°61°27%
- Wed80°64°61%
- Thu76°65°71%
- Fri77°64°71%
- Sat86°68°27%
- Sun84°66°10%
- Mon89°64°19%
- Tue84°70°21%
- Wed84°63°10%
- Thu84°63°10%
- Fri89°67°13%
- Sat87°67°23%
- Sun93°68°18%
- Mon86°60°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Amarillo
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Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically October 29) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Amarillo
SPC includes Amarillo 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.
Sun & seasons in Amarillo
Amarillo sits in Potter County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 32m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 47m — a swing of +4h 45m 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 530 miles to the SE. The nearest town Amarillo tracks is Texhoma, roughly 90 miles to the N.
Air quality in Amarillo
Air quality in Amarillo’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2025 (median AQI 16). See the full air-quality history for Amarillo.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
July is Amarillo's warmest stretch (~80°F) and January its coldest (~39°F); precipitation crests in August at 2.9 inches and ebbs in February to 0.5 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 0.7″ | 2 |
| February | 42° | 0.5″ | 2 |
| March | 50° | 1.3″ | 3 |
| April | 58° | 1.4″ | 3 |
| May | 67° | 2.3″ | 4 |
| June | 76° | 2.9″ | 5 |
| July | 80° | 2.8″ | 4 |
| August | 78° | 2.9″ | 5 |
| September | 71° | 1.7″ | 3 |
| October | 59° | 1.8″ | 3 |
| November | 47° | 0.8″ | 2 |
| December | 39° | 0.7″ | 2 |
Regional context
Similar climates Bishop Hills, TX, Palisades, TX, Timbercreek Canyon, TX
Drawing on NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Amarillo's January averages 39°F and July 80°F — 41°F apart — while precipitation totals roughly 19.7 inches over some 37 days.
Amarillo's rain peaks in summer: August brings 2.9 inches over 5.3 thunderstorm-fed days, while February sees just 0.5 inches across 1.5 days under cooler, drier air. That summer-storm rhythm groups Amarillo with places like Bishop Hills, TX, Palisades, TX and Timbercreek Canyon, TX.
By April 15 the frosts ease in Amarillo, opening the season for peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Warm-soil crops in Amarillo wait about two weeks past Amarillo's last frost, once the soil warms. It shuts near October 29, when freezes return to Amarillo and tender plants need cover. In about half of years, Amarillo's last freeze comes after April 15.
Similar climates: Bishop Hills, TX, Palisades, TX, Timbercreek Canyon, TX, Lake Tanglewood, TX, Rockwell Place, TX.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Amarillo?
- Amarillo's last spring frost lands near April 15, and in Amarillo the first fall frost follows around October 29.
- What is the rainy season in Amarillo?
- Amarillo sees its heaviest rain in August (around 2.9 inches), part of roughly 20 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Amarillo?
- On average July tops the year in Amarillo at about 80°F.
- What is the coldest month in Amarillo?
- The coldest stretch in Amarillo falls in January, around 39°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Amarillo?
- Around April 15, start frost-hardy crops in Amarillo; tomatoes and basil belong a fortnight later.
- How many rainy days does Amarillo get?
- Expect roughly 37 wet days a year in Amarillo.
- What hardiness zone is Amarillo?
- With January around 39°F, Amarillo's zone reflects that minimum — the USDA ZIP map confirms Amarillo's band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Amarillo?
- Amarillo's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Amarillo?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Amarillo in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Amarillo?
- Current conditions for Amarillo and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Amarillo forecast updated?
- The Amarillo forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Amarillo?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Amarillo are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Amarillo?
- The next few days in Amarillo's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Amarillo sits at 35.2°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
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