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Rafael Pena, Texas Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Rafael Pena, TX
Tuesday, June 16 at 1:03 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
94%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Sunset
3:28 PM
Rafael Pena, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRafael Pena, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 83% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 74°H 84°
Rafael Pena, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Thunderstorm
    83%
    0.83″
    84°74°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    96°76°+12°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    103°79°+7°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    100°80°-3°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    99°79°-1°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    19%
    101°79°+2°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Clear
    97°78°-4°
Rafael Pena, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
108° · backing 20°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
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 8 · pk 21 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 204SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rafael Pena, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.5
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.60 inHg
Now
1002.5
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.51000.51002.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Rafael Pena, TX
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Rafael Pena, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.3mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
06:03 UTC · Rafael Pena, 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
06:03 UTC · Rafael Pena, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rafael Pena, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rafael Pena, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rafael Pena, TX
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
6:16 AM
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
3:28 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Rafael Pena, TX
The moon
Waxing Crescent
2% illuminated
Moonrise
8:04 AM
Moonset
9:38 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Rafael Pena, TX
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

weather
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rafael Pena at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Rafael Pena

  1. Tue85°75°83%
  2. Wed96°76°11%
  3. Thu103°79°1%
  4. Fri100°80°28%
  5. Sat99°79°28%
  6. Sun101°79°19%
  7. Mon97°78°2%
  8. Tue85°75°7%
  9. Wed77°73°6%
  10. Thu86°74°6%
  11. Fri97°76°10%
  12. Sat92°78°16%
  13. Sun93°78°6%
  14. Mon94°78°13%
  15. Tue92°80°6%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 16, 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 — Rafael Pena

SPC has placed Rafael Pena in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Rafael Pena

  • 78582

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.