Santa Maria, Texas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Santa Maria weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Rain75%0.23″84°74°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm13%—94°75°+10°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm——97°80°+3°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm——96°81°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm13%—96°78°0°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm——95°78°-1°
- MondayJun 22Thunderstorm——94°79°-1°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.2 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 8:02 AM
- Moonset
- 9:34 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Santa Maria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Santa Maria
- Tue84°74°75%
- Wed94°75°13%
- Thu97°80°0%
- Fri96°81°8%
- Sat96°78°13%
- Sun95°78°5%
- Mon94°79°2%
- Tue81°72°8%
- Wed78°73°6%
- Thu91°76°9%
- Fri93°78°8%
- Sat89°78°13%
- Sun91°79°13%
- Mon90°77°17%
- Tue83°78°17%
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 — Santa Maria
SPC has placed Santa Maria in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Santa Maria
- 78592