Fort Hood, Texas Weather
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Fort Hood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Thunderstorm—0.03″84°74°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——87°73°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm——96°75°+9°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm32%—91°78°-5°
- SaturdayJun 20T-storm w/ Hail32%—95°75°+4°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm11%—95°73°0°
- MondayJun 22Mostly Clear——95°74°0°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
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- Moonrise
- 7:48 AM
- Moonset
- 9:49 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Fort Hood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Fort Hood
- Tue84°74°5%
- Wed87°73°0%
- Thu96°75°8%
- Fri91°78°32%
- Sat95°75°32%
- Sun95°73°11%
- Mon95°74°4%
- Tue92°72°10%
- Wed90°70°8%
- Thu89°71°4%
- Fri90°73°4%
- Sat95°74°3%
- Sun96°74°6%
- Mon96°73°12%
- Tue94°73°16%
- Wed98°73°10%
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 — Fort Hood
SPC has placed Fort Hood in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Fort Hood
- 76544