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Palmer, Texas Weather

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

Palmer, TX
Thursday, June 4 at 8:09 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
76%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Palmer, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPalmer, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 81°
Palmer, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    32%
    0.06″
    82°72°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    20%
    83°73°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    0.02″
    88°72°+5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    36%
    88°72°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    93°73°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    93°73°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    95°73°+2°
Palmer, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
053° · backing 59°
Direction
NE
053°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
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 5 · pk 21 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 247SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Palmer, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.9
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.47 inHg
Now
997.9
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.0997.2997.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Palmer, TX
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
2.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 36
Palmer, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.2mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
20:09 UTC ·Palmer, 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
20:09 UTC ·Palmer, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Palmer, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Palmer, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Palmer, TX
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:53 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Palmer, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:34 AM
Moonset
2:51 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Palmer, TX
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Palmer at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 2 (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 — Palmer

SPC has placed Palmer 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 Palmer

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.