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Yancey, Texas Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Yancey, TX
Tuesday, June 16 at 11:56 AM
82
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
79%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:37 AM
Sunset
3:37 PM
Yancey, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastYancey, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 86°
Yancey, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    86°75°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    94°75°+8°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    102°76°+8°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Thunderstorm
    25%
    99°77°-3°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    T-storm w/ Hail
    43%
    98°78°-1°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    99°77°+1°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Clear
    99°74°
Yancey, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
044° · backing 45°
Direction
NE
044°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 14 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 142SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Yancey, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.5
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.5
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.0985.2986.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Yancey, TX
Air quality
18
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~35 @ 11 PM

AQI 18 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.

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
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
7.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 24

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Yancey, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
36%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.1mi
UNLIMITED
51 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
16:56 UTC · Yancey, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
16:56 UTC · Yancey, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Yancey, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Yancey, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Yancey, TX
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
6:11 AM
Sunrise
1:37 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
3:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Yancey, TX
The moon
Waxing Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
7:58 AM
Moonset
9:48 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Yancey, TX
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

weather
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Yancey at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Yancey

  1. Tue86°75°13%
  2. Wed94°75°0%
  3. Thu102°76°2%
  4. Fri99°77°25%
  5. Sat98°78°43%
  6. Sun99°77°26%
  7. Mon99°74°3%
  8. Tue91°73°9%
  9. Wed85°72°4%
  10. Thu96°74°6%
  11. Fri93°75°6%
  12. Sat99°74°10%
  13. Sun99°74°7%
  14. Mon99°75°10%
  15. Tue99°74°19%
  16. Wed100°72°14%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 16, 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 — Yancey

SPC has placed Yancey in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Yancey

  • 78886

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.