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Elgin, Texas Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Elgin, TX
Thursday, June 4 at 6:32 PM
82
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
76%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Elgin, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElgin, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 83°
Elgin, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    0.02″
    84°71°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Showers
    39%
    1.6″
    86°72°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    56%
    0.01″
    87°73°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    29%
    88°72°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    93°73°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    12%
    92°72°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    93°71°+1°
Elgin, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
104° · backing 26°
Direction
ESE
104°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
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 5 · pk 21 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 228SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 26° from the ese.
Elgin, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.3
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.3
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994998
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.8993.7993.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Elgin, TX
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 34 now. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 2.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 2.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
2.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 9
Elgin, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
40%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.0mi
UNLIMITED
52 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
18:32 UTC ·Elgin, 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
18:32 UTC ·Elgin, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Elgin, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elgin, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elgin, TX
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:01 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Elgin, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:32 AM
Moonset
2:59 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Elgin, TX
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elgin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 17 (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 4, 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 — Elgin

SPC has placed Elgin 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 Elgin

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.