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Baytown, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Baytown, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 11:39 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
84%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:24 AM
Sunset
3:24 PM
Baytown, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBaytown, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 78°H 93°
Baytown, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    92°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    93°75°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    30%
    90°74°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    27%
    92°76°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    92°77°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    93°78°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    13%
    91°78°-2°
Baytown, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
208° · backing 41°
Direction
SSW
208°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 15 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 195SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 41° from the ssw.
Baytown, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.4
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.4
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131017
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.71012.81014.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Baytown, TX
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Baytown, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.4mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
04:39 UTC · Baytown, 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
04:39 UTC · Baytown, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Baytown, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Baytown, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Baytown, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:58 AM
Sunrise
1:24 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
3:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Baytown, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
11:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Baytown, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Baytown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 77520, 77521, 77523

16-Day Forecast — Baytown

  1. Sat92°78°3%
  2. Sun93°75°4%
  3. Mon90°74°30%
  4. Tue92°76°27%
  5. Wed92°77°9%
  6. Thu93°78°5%
  7. Fri91°78°13%
  8. Sat91°79°16%
  9. Sun89°77°33%
  10. Mon89°74°38%
  11. Tue78°74°18%
  12. Wed91°73°14%
  13. Thu91°75°17%
  14. Fri88°78°30%
  15. Sat88°78°29%
  16. Sun90°78°27%

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

Live wind & temperature near Baytown

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Baytown

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

  • 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.

ZIP codes in Baytown

  • 77520
  • 77523
  • 77521
  • 77522

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.