Carbon, Texas Weather
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Carbon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——89°67°—
- FridayJun 5Heavy Rain18%3.1″86°67°-3°
- SaturdayJun 6Thunderstorm62%0.03″84°67°-2°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers62%—91°67°+7°
- MondayJun 8Mostly Clear——91°71°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy——90°71°-1°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——89°70°-1°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 34. 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:18 AM
- Moonset
- 4:01 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Carbon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 1 (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 — Carbon
SPC has placed Carbon 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.