Idalou, Texas Weather
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Idalou weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast15%—88°65°—
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Drizzle39%0.06″86°66°-2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast12%—96°69°+10°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——99°74°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear——94°74°-5°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——94°72°0°
- ThursdayJun 11Light Rain10%0.12″92°67°-2°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:33 AM
- Moonset
- 4:09 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Idalou at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (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 — Idalou
SPC has placed Idalou 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.