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Fairchilds, Texas Weather

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

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

Fairchilds, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 11:38 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
85%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:28 AM
Sunset
3:26 PM
Fairchilds, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairchilds, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 78°H 95°
Fairchilds, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    94°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    95°78°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    20%
    92°76°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    97°76°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    99°76°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    98°75°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    12%
    98°75°
Fairchilds, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · backing 6°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
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 5 · pk 16 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 199SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the s.
Fairchilds, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.1
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.89 inHg
Now
1012.1
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.71011.21011.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Fairchilds, TX
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneGood
29μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fairchilds, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.0mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
04:38 UTC · Fairchilds, 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
04:38 UTC · Fairchilds, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fairchilds, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairchilds, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairchilds, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:02 AM
Sunrise
1:28 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
3:26 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fairchilds, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
11:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fairchilds, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairchilds at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Fairchilds

  1. Sat94°76°5%
  2. Sun95°78°2%
  3. Mon92°76°20%
  4. Tue97°76°22%
  5. Wed99°76°6%
  6. Thu98°75°2%
  7. Fri98°75°12%
  8. Sat98°76°21%
  9. Sun94°76°37%
  10. Mon89°75°41%
  11. Tue85°77°14%
  12. Wed95°75°14%
  13. Thu94°75°14%
  14. Fri98°76°13%
  15. Sat98°76°23%
  16. Sun99°76°16%

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

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 — Fairchilds

SPC includes Fairchilds 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 Fairchilds

  • 77461
  • 77469

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.