Lucas, Texas Weather
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Lucas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Thunderstorm10%—86°70°—
- ThursdayJun 4Showers18%0.21″82°71°-4°
- FridayJun 5Drizzle31%0.04″83°71°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Drizzle60%0.15″87°71°+4°
- SundayJun 7Light Rain48%0.07″92°72°+5°
- MondayJun 8Overcast36%—92°72°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy19%—94°74°+2°
Ozone at AQI 48. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- breezy
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:36 AM
- Moonset
- 2:49 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Lucas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 6 (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 — Lucas
SPC has placed Lucas 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.