Tornillo, Texas Weather
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Tornillo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle34%0.02″91°64°—
- FridayJun 5Heavy Drizzle28%0.05″91°62°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle28%—92°70°+1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——97°78°+5°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——99°79°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear——100°82°+1°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle——100°80°0°
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 5:10 AM
- Moonset
- 3:32 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Heat hardens the dust
Tornillo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 24 (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 — Tornillo
SPC has placed Tornillo 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.