Hornsby Bend, Texas Weather
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hornsby Bend weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Overcast——98°76°—
- MondayAug 3Overcast——99°73°+1°
- TuesdayAug 4Partly Cloudy——106°77°+7°
- WednesdayAug 5Overcast——106°80°0°
- ThursdayAug 6Overcast——105°79°-1°
- FridayAug 7Light Drizzle——100°80°-5°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Drizzle——103°78°+3°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 3.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 3.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 3.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 10:12 PM
- Moonset
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night
Hornsby Bend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
16-Day Forecast — Hornsby Bend
- Sun98°76°5%
- Mon99°73°0%
- Tue106°77°0%
- Wed106°80°1%
- Thu105°79°2%
- Fri100°80°2%
- Sat103°78°4%
- Sun95°77°9%
- Mon101°77°9%
- Tue102°77°7%
- Wed103°78°3%
- Thu104°78°5%
- Fri104°78°6%
- Sat104°80°4%
- Sun104°79°11%
- Mon105°79°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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.
Sun & seasons in Hornsby Bend
Hornsby Bend sits in Travis County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 6m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 12m — a swing of +3h 54m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Houston, the state’s largest city, lies about 135 miles to the ESE. The nearest town Hornsby Bend tracks is Austin, roughly 11 miles to the WNW.
Air quality in Hornsby Bend’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 51). See the full air-quality history for Hornsby Bend.
ZIP codes in Hornsby Bend
- 78725
- 78724