Weather and Sun for Patio Covers in Longview

The National Weather Service's Shreveport office says it has forecast and warning responsibility for forty-eight counties and parishes across the Four State Area, including Northeast Texas (About Our Office, read October 7, 2026). Its Past Events page lists, under 2008, "March 18th: Longview, TX Tornado"; under 2009, "December 23rd: Tornado Outbreak Across Northeast Texas (Longview, TX Tornado)"; and, dated 2015, "April 9, 2015: Tornadoes Confirmed in East Texas Near Mixon, Longview, and Hallsville". We read only these headings.

Sun and shade

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's page on reducing the risk for skin cancer (the page shows June 17, 2026) says that in the continental United States UV rays are strongest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daylight saving time (9 a.m. to 3 p.m. standard time), and that if the UV index is 3 or higher in your area, one of the ways to protect your skin from the sun is to stay in the shade. It names no structure, and this site does not say a patio cover gives sun protection (CDC page, read October 7, 2026).

What a particular cover must withstand in Longview is a question for the City's office and for the provider, and no page we read answers it.

Does the National Weather Service say how strong wind gets in Longview?

Not on the pages we read. Its Shreveport office has past-events headings that name Longview (2008, 2009 and 2015), with no wind values in the headings we read, and the climate figures on its climate page are for Shreveport, not Longview.

Does the CDC say a patio cover protects against UV rays?

No. The page says to stay in the shade when the UV index is 3 or higher in your area; it names no structure.

Which weather office covers Longview?

The National Weather Service's Shreveport office says it has forecast and warning responsibility for forty-eight counties and parishes across a four-state area that includes Northeast Texas, and its past-events page lists Longview events.