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Wichita Falls, Texas Weather

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

Wichita Falls, TX
Friday, June 5 at 6:25 AM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
73%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Wichita Falls, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWichita Falls, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 73°H 92°
Wichita Falls, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    21%
    92°73°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Rain
    67%
    0.69″
    87°68°-5°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    95°68°+8°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    96°76°+1°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    96°76°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    96°75°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Light Drizzle
    95°76°-1°
Wichita Falls, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · steady
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 10
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 10 · pk 31
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 277SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
Wichita Falls, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.4
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.89 inHg
Now
978.4
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978983
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.0977.7977.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Wichita Falls, TX
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 4.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Wichita Falls, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
20%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.8mi
UNLIMITED
87 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
06:25 UTC ·Wichita Falls, 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
06:25 UTC ·Wichita Falls, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Wichita Falls, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wichita Falls, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wichita Falls, TX
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:56 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Wichita Falls, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:20 AM
Moonset
3:56 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Wichita Falls, TX
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Wichita Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (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 5, 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 — Wichita Falls

SPC has placed Wichita Falls in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Wichita Falls

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.