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Sierra Blanca, Texas Weather

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

Sierra Blanca, TX
Friday, June 5 at 8:22 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
92%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Sierra Blanca, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSierra Blanca, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 65°H 83°
Sierra Blanca, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    0.01″
    83°62°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    15%
    90°61°+7°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    94°74°+4°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    95°76°+1°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    94°75°-1°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Rain
    14%
    0.11″
    97°72°+3°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Light Rain
    14%
    0.07″
    92°69°-5°
Sierra Blanca, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
072° · backing 81°
Direction
ENE
072°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 253SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sierra Blanca, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
861.8
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 25.45 inHg
Now
861.8
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 862869
855860865870875-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW868.6861.6863.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Sierra Blanca, TX
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sierra Blanca, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.9mi
UNLIMITED
110 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
08:22 UTC ·Sierra Blanca, 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
08:22 UTC ·Sierra Blanca, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sierra Blanca, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sierra Blanca, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sierra Blanca, TX
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:31 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:31 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sierra Blanca, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
5:43 AM
Moonset
4:29 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Sierra Blanca, TX
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Sierra Blanca at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 22 (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 — Sierra Blanca

SPC has placed Sierra Blanca 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 Sierra Blanca

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.