Athens, Texas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Athens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Thunderstorm——85°73°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm——84°72°-1°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm——96°73°+12°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm35%—94°75°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20T-storm w/ Hail42%—94°75°0°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm——99°73°+5°
- MondayJun 22Partly Cloudy13%—97°72°-2°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
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 42 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 10.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:36 AM
- Moonset
- 9:44 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Athens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Athens
- Tue85°73°6%
- Wed84°72°1%
- Thu96°73°7%
- Fri94°75°35%
- Sat94°75°42%
- Sun99°73°9%
- Mon97°72°13%
- Tue99°72°13%
- Wed98°71°15%
- Thu94°70°10%
- Fri97°69°7%
- Sat98°71°5%
- Sun91°71°13%
- Mon100°70°18%
- Tue101°71°19%
- Wed103°70°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Athens
SPC has placed Athens in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Athens
- 75751
- 75752