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La Carla, Texas Weather

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

La Carla, TX
Friday, June 5 at 6:48 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
83%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
La Carla, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLa Carla, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 77°H 93°
La Carla, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    1.1″
    93°77°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    20%
    95°76°+2°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    100°78°+5°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    21%
    99°79°-1°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    10%
    101°76°+2°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    101°76°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Mostly Clear
    102°76°+1°
La Carla, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
202° · veering 105°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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 7 · pk 22 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 259SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 105° from the ssw.
La Carla, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.9
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.53 inHg
Now
999.9
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.4998.1999.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
La Carla, TX
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) 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
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
40μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) 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
La Carla, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.2mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
06:48 UTC ·La Carla, 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
06:48 UTC ·La Carla, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
La Carla, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
La Carla, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
La Carla, TX
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Daylight
13h 44m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
1:52 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
La Carla, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:06 AM
Moonset
4:10 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
La Carla, TX
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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La Carla at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 25 (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 — La Carla

SPC has placed La Carla 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 La Carla

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.