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Dawson, Texas Weather

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

Dawson, TX
Friday, June 5 at 5:23 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
90%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Dawson, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDawson, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 72°H 85°
Dawson, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    0.02″
    85°72°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    0.34″
    86°73°+1°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    40%
    91°73°+5°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    92°73°+1°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    94°72°+2°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    96°72°+2°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Overcast
    95°70°-1°
Dawson, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
144° · veering 40°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
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 7 · pk 23 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 233SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 40° from the se.
Dawson, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.8
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.44 inHg
Now
996.8
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9951000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.0995.4996.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Dawson, TX
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Dawson, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
20%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.7mi
UNLIMITED
56 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
05:23 UTC ·Dawson, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:23 UTC ·Dawson, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Dawson, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dawson, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dawson, TX
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:54 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
1:58 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Dawson, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:08 AM
Moonset
3:53 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Dawson, TX
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Dawson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Dawson

SPC has placed Dawson in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • 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 Dawson

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.