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Amherst, Texas Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Amherst, TX
Thursday, June 4 at 4:34 PM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
77°
Humidity
63%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Sunset
8:57 PM
Amherst, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAmherst, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 84°
Amherst, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    0.01″
    84°60°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    16%
    87°64°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    28%
    86°65°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    98°65°+12°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    102°72°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    99°75°-3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    95°72°-4°
Amherst, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
219° · veering 31°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 9
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 9 · pk 20 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2710SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 31° from the sw.
Amherst, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
892.7
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.36 inHg
Now
892.7
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 890895
885890895900-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW894.5889.5891.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Amherst, TX
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 43 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
6.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 28

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Amherst, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
79%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.8mi
UNLIMITED
107 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
16:34 UTC ·Amherst, 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
16:34 UTC ·Amherst, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Amherst, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Amherst, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Amherst, TX
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:11 AM
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:57 PM
Civil dusk
2:27 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Amherst, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
5:01 AM
Moonset
3:10 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Amherst, TX
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Amherst at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (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 4, 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 — Amherst

SPC has placed Amherst 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 Amherst

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.