Zapata County, Texas, United States

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27°C
Feels like 31°
Clear
▲ 39°  /  ▼ 26°
Wind
9 mph SE
Humidity
83%
Dew Point
24°
Pressure
29.43 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
9%
Sunrise
7:17 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Zapata County is currently clear at 27°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2285 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 7:17AM · Sunset: 7:52PM.

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54 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
27°
4%
6 AM
26°
14%
7 AM
27°
14%
8 AM
28°
17%
9 AM
31°
17%
10 AM
32°
17%
11 AM
33°
17%
12 PM
35°
13%
1 PM
38°
16%
2 PM
38°
16%
3 PM
39°
16%
4 PM
38°
32%
5 PM
39°
35%
6 PM
38°
35%
7 PM
36°
36%
8 PM
34°
37%
9 PM
32°
29%
10 PM
31°
18%
11 PM
31°
15%
12 AM
29°
7%
1 AM
29°
7%
2 AM
28°
7%
3 AM
28°
7%
4 AM
28°
7%
7-Day Forecast
Today
39° 26°
Partly Cloudy with a 37% chance of rain.
Sun
41° 26°
Partly Cloudy with a 37% chance of rain.
Mon
41° 26°
Mostly Clear.
Tue
40° 26°
Mostly Clear with a 21% chance of rain.
Wed
38° 26°
Mostly Clear with a 33% chance of rain.
Thu
39° 26°
Mostly Cloudy.
Fri
39° 27°
Mostly Cloudy.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 27° Clear 4% 9 mph SE 83%
6 AM 26° Clear 14% 9 mph SE 84%
7 AM 27° Mostly Clear 14% 9 mph SE 81%
8 AM 28° Mostly Clear 17% 11 mph SE 75%
9 AM 31° Mostly Clear 17% 12 mph SSE 67%
10 AM 32° Partly Cloudy 17% 11 mph SSE 60%
11 AM 33° Partly Cloudy 17% 10 mph SE 54%
12 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 13% 10 mph SE 47%
1 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 16% 10 mph SE 42%
2 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 16% 10 mph SE 39%
3 PM 39° Mostly Cloudy 16% 10 mph SE 36%
4 PM 38° Mostly Cloudy 32% 11 mph ESE 36%
5 PM 39° Mostly Cloudy 35% 12 mph ESE 38%
6 PM 38° Mostly Cloudy 35% 14 mph ESE 42%
7 PM 36° Mostly Cloudy 36% 14 mph ESE 49%
8 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 37% 14 mph SE 55%
9 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 29% 16 mph SE 60%
10 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 18% 15 mph SE 64%
11 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 15% 13 mph SSE 68%
12 AM 29° Mostly Cloudy 7% 11 mph SE 70%
1 AM 29° Mostly Cloudy 7% 11 mph SE 73%
2 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 7% 10 mph SE 75%
3 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 7% 10 mph SE 77%
4 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 7% 9 mph SE 78%
15-Day Forecast
Today
9/5
Partly Cloudy
37%
26°
39°
Sun
9/6
Partly Cloudy
37%
26°
41°
Mon
9/7
Mostly Clear
15%
26°
41°
Tue
9/8
Mostly Clear
21%
26°
40°
Wed
9/9
Mostly Clear
33%
26°
38°
Thu
9/10
Mostly Cloudy
18%
26°
39°
Fri
9/11
Mostly Cloudy
17%
27°
39°
Sat
9/12
Mostly Cloudy
27%
26°
41°
Sun
9/13
Overcast
27%
27°
40°
Mon
9/14
Partly Cloudy
39%
26°
38°
Tue
9/15
Clear
60%
26°
39°
Wed
9/16
Drizzle
60%
24°
38°
Thu
9/17
Clear
25%
24°
38°
Fri
9/18
Clear
25%
24°
38°
Sat
9/19
Clear
25%
24°
38°
54
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
54 AQI 10.5 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
31 AQI 33 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 54 Moderate 31 54
Sun 51 Moderate 30 51
Mon 48 Good 31 48
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Sat Sep 5, 09:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2367 J/kg
MLCAPE1442 J/kg
MUCAPE2367 J/kg
SBCIN-71 J/kg
MLCIN-140 J/kg
Lifted Index-6.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear17 kt
0–1 km Shear13 kt
Eff. Shear16 kt
0–1 km SRH2
0–3 km SRH49
Eff. SRH49
Storm Motion81° @ 16 kt
0–1 km EHI0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index33.7
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.97 in
0–3 km LR5.3 °C/km
700–500 LR6.5 °C/km
Total Totals48.3
LCL950 hPa
LFC750 hPa
EL161 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,276 ft