Bay City, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bay City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——92°77°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°76°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—96°76°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy12%—97°76°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——95°76°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——94°79°-1°
- FridayJul 10Clear——95°78°+1°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 10:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bay City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 77414
16-Day Forecast — Bay City
- Sat92°77°2%
- Sun92°76°6%
- Mon96°76°10%
- Tue97°76°12%
- Wed95°76°3%
- Thu94°79°3%
- Fri95°78°6%
- Sat96°77°11%
- Sun98°77°14%
- Mon97°77°15%
- Tue98°77°13%
- Wed97°78°13%
- Thu94°81°23%
- Fri91°79°17%
- Sat96°78°23%
- Sun97°78°32%
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 — Bay City
SPC includes Bay City 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 Bay City
- 77414