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Gainesville, Texas Weather

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

Gainesville, TX
Thursday, June 4 at 9:24 PM
86
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
88°
Humidity
56%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Gainesville, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGainesville, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 86°
Gainesville, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    88°70°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    15%
    87°72°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    63%
    0.08″
    83°69°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    59%
    0.20″
    88°69°+5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Clear
    20%
    92°73°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    92°74°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    92°74°
Gainesville, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
134° · veering 13°
Direction
SE
134°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 8 · pk 26 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2611SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the se-bound air across the harbor.
Gainesville, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.9
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.9
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.3986.1986.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gainesville, TX
Air quality
48
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6hPeak ~61 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
116μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 65
UV peak
4.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 65

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Gainesville, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
56%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.2mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
21:24 UTC ·Gainesville, 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
21:24 UTC ·Gainesville, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Gainesville, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gainesville, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gainesville, TX
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Gainesville, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:40 AM
Moonset
2:50 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Gainesville, TX
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gainesville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 9 (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 — Gainesville

SPC has placed Gainesville 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 Gainesville

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.