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Melissa, Texas Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Melissa, TX
Wednesday, June 17 at 8:16 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
84%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
1:16 AM
Sunset
3:37 PM
Melissa, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMelissa, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 91°
Melissa, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    91°73°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    94°74°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    T-storm w/ Hail
    45%
    93°74°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Thunderstorm
    44%
    0.12″
    87°74°-6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Thunderstorm
    94°76°+7°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    T-storm w/ Hail
    32%
    85°76°-9°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Thunderstorm
    37%
    93°71°+8°
Melissa, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
189° · veering 152°
Direction
S
189°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
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 6 · pk 24 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 277SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Melissa, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.0
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.03 inHg
Now
983.0
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-5.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982989
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.5981.9982.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Melissa, TX
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Melissa, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.2mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
13:16 UTC · Melissa, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
13:16 UTC · Melissa, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Melissa, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Melissa, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Melissa, TX
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:49 AM
Sunrise
1:16 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
3:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Melissa, TX
The moon
Waxing Crescent
8% illuminated
Moonrise
8:48 AM
Moonset
10:43 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
Melissa, TX
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Melissa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Melissa

  1. Wed91°73°0%
  2. Thu94°74°19%
  3. Fri93°74°45%
  4. Sat87°74°44%
  5. Sun94°76°9%
  6. Mon85°76°32%
  7. Tue93°71°37%
  8. Wed88°73°24%
  9. Thu95°73°15%
  10. Fri95°75°4%
  11. Sat96°76°3%
  12. Sun96°76°13%
  13. Mon84°71°16%
  14. Tue86°70°16%
  15. Wed91°69°16%
  16. Thu84°66°10%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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 — Melissa

SPC has placed Melissa in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Melissa

  • 75454

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.