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Zapata, Texas Weather

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

Zapata, TX
Thursday, June 4 at 4:45 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
85%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Zapata, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastZapata, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 76°H 91°
Zapata, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    93°76°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Drizzle
    24%
    0.02″
    91°76°-2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Showers
    61%
    91°78°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    99°76°+8°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    100°78°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    12%
    98°80°-2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    10%
    98°77°
Zapata, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
113° · veering 32°
Direction
ESE
113°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 23 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2614SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 32° from the ese.
Zapata, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.7
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.7
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991003
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.7998.91000.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Zapata, TX
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 23 (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
2.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Zapata, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
84%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.8mi
UNLIMITED
83 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
04:45 UTC ·Zapata, 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
04:45 UTC ·Zapata, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Zapata, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Zapata, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Zapata, TX
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:18 AM
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
1:54 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Zapata, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:31 AM
Moonset
3:14 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Zapata, TX
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Zapata at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 27 (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 — Zapata

SPC has placed Zapata 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 Zapata

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.