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Sour Lake, Texas Weather

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

Sour Lake, TX
Friday, June 5 at 6:29 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
91%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Sour Lake, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSour Lake, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 71°H 84°
Sour Lake, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Heavy Showers
    44%
    1.2″
    84°71°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    63%
    0.11″
    85°74°+1°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    90°73°+5°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    87°74°-3°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    15%
    92°74°+5°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    23%
    93°73°+1°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Clear
    24%
    92°72°-1°
Sour Lake, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
084° · veering 54°
Direction
E
084°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 193SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 54° from the e.
Sour Lake, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.9
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.91 inHg
Now
1012.9
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.01011.91011.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Sour Lake, TX
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Sour Lake, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
25%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.9mi
UNLIMITED
35 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
06:29 UTC ·Sour Lake, 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
06:29 UTC ·Sour Lake, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sour Lake, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sour Lake, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sour Lake, TX
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:50 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sour Lake, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
4:55 AM
Moonset
3:46 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Sour Lake, TX
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Sour Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 16 (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 — Sour Lake

SPC has placed Sour Lake 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 Sour Lake

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.