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Baird, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Baird, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:14 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
62%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
Baird, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBaird, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 97°
Baird, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    97°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    15%
    0.04″
    99°76°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    17%
    99°72°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    11%
    102°73°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    104°77°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    104°79°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    102°77°-2°
Baird, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · steady
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 11 · pk 25 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2413SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Baird, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.5
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.22 inHg
Now
955.5
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954958
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW957.9954.3955.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Baird, TX
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Baird, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.6mi
UNLIMITED
123 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
14:14 UTC · Baird, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
14:14 UTC · Baird, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Baird, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Baird, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Baird, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:08 AM
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Baird, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
10:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Baird, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Baird at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79504

16-Day Forecast — Baird

  1. Sat97°76°0%
  2. Sun99°76°15%
  3. Mon99°72°17%
  4. Tue102°73°11%
  5. Wed104°77°5%
  6. Thu104°79°0%
  7. Fri102°77°4%
  8. Sat103°77°4%
  9. Sun106°76°4%
  10. Mon106°77°4%
  11. Tue107°80°4%
  12. Wed113°85°6%
  13. Thu102°82°7%
  14. Fri98°69°14%
  15. Sat79°69°24%
  16. Sun92°69°30%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 — Baird

SPC includes Baird in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Baird

  • 79504

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.