Matador, Texas Weather
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Matador weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Drizzle16%0.02″84°65°—
- TuesdayJun 16Thunderstorm15%1.8″96°68°+12°
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——108°70°+12°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm19%—98°65°-10°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle19%0.01″87°65°-11°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm——99°69°+12°
- SundayJun 21Clear19%—107°77°+8°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
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 43 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:42 AM
- Moonset
- 9:08 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Matador at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Matador
- Mon85°65°16%
- Tue96°68°15%
- Wed108°70°2%
- Thu98°65°19%
- Fri87°65°19%
- Sat99°69°8%
- Sun107°77°19%
- Mon108°80°26%
- Tue103°78°26%
- Wed101°77°21%
- Thu102°75°9%
- Fri106°81°9%
- Sat109°80°10%
- Sun99°81°13%
- Mon86°71°13%
- Tue96°69°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Matador
SPC has placed Matador in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Matador
- 79244