Temple, Texas Weather
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Temple weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Overcast——95°70°—
- MondayAug 3Mostly Clear——100°73°+5°
- TuesdayAug 4Clear——106°77°+6°
- WednesdayAug 5Overcast——104°79°-2°
- ThursdayAug 6Overcast——103°77°-1°
- FridayAug 7Overcast——99°78°-4°
- SaturdayAug 8Overcast——101°75°+2°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 3.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20.
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 41 now. With UV 3.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 1.00
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 10:11 PM
- Moonset
- 10:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night
Temple at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP codes: 76501, 76502, 76504
16-Day Forecast — Temple
- Sun95°70°0%
- Mon100°73°0%
- Tue106°77°0%
- Wed104°79°1%
- Thu103°77°1%
- Fri99°78°2%
- Sat101°75°5%
- Sun96°73°8%
- Mon100°75°8%
- Tue101°74°4%
- Wed103°76°4%
- Thu103°77°10%
- Fri103°76°10%
- Sat104°77°9%
- Sun104°78°13%
- Mon104°78°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Temple
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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.
Sun & seasons in Temple
Temple sits in Bell County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 10m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 7m — a swing of +4h 3m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Houston, the state’s largest city, lies about 150 miles to the SE. The nearest town Temple tracks is Killeen, roughly 20 miles to the W.
Air quality in Temple’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 44). See the full air-quality history for Temple.
ZIP codes in Temple
- 76501
- 76502
- 76504
- 76508
- 76533