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Fairchilds, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 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 10:13 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
72%
Wind
7 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 77 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 94°
Fairchilds, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    94°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    94°77°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    0.03″
    98°75°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    15%
    97°75°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    99°75°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    98°75°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    99°75°+1°
Fairchilds, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
192° · veering 16°
Direction
SSW
192°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 187SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 16° from the ssw.
Fairchilds, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.8
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.97 inHg
Now
1014.8
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.41012.41014.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Fairchilds, TX
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 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
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.4

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fairchilds, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.4mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
15:13 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
15:13 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
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
10:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fairchilds, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairchilds at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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°4%
  2. Sun94°77°7%
  3. Mon98°75°14%
  4. Tue97°75°15%
  5. Wed99°75°3%
  6. Thu98°75°4%
  7. Fri99°75°7%
  8. Sat100°75°16%
  9. Sun99°76°22%
  10. Mon97°75°24%
  11. Tue103°75°11%
  12. Wed100°76°16%
  13. Thu96°80°19%
  14. Fri93°75°19%
  15. Sat90°76°19%
  16. Sun94°77°20%

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 — Fairchilds

SPC includes Fairchilds 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 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.