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Hidalgo, Texas Weather

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

Hidalgo, TX
Friday, June 5 at 5:25 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
89°
Humidity
80%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Hidalgo, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHidalgo, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 77°H 95°
Hidalgo, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    26%
    0.06″
    95°77°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    13%
    92°78°-3°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    97°78°+5°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    98°78°+1°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    11%
    100°77°+2°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    15%
    100°76°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Overcast
    11%
    96°75°-4°
Hidalgo, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
130° · veering 35°
Direction
SE
130°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 20 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2510SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 35° from the se.
Hidalgo, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.5
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.5
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.51006.71007.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Hidalgo, TX
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
38μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.70
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hidalgo, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.1mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
05:25 UTC ·Hidalgo, 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
05:25 UTC ·Hidalgo, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Hidalgo, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hidalgo, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hidalgo, TX
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:16 AM
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
1:49 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Hidalgo, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:03 AM
Moonset
4:09 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Hidalgo, TX
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Hidalgo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 23 (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 — Hidalgo

SPC has placed Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo

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.