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Giddings, Texas Weather

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

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

Giddings, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:21 AM
85
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
68%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:31 AM
Sunset
3:33 PM
Giddings, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGiddings, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 97°
Giddings, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    97°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    97°75°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    99°74°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    98°73°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    99°73°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    101°73°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    101°73°
Giddings, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
212° · veering 32°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 22 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2611SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 32° from the ssw.
Giddings, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.4
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.51 inHg
Now
999.4
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.7997.2999.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Giddings, TX
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27), ratio 0.69 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.4

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27), ratio 0.69 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.69
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Giddings, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
20%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.3mi
UNLIMITED
94 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
15:21 UTC · Giddings, 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
15:21 UTC · Giddings, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Giddings, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Giddings, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Giddings, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:04 AM
Sunrise
1:31 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
3:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Giddings, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
10:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Giddings, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Giddings at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 78942

16-Day Forecast — Giddings

  1. Sat97°75°1%
  2. Sun97°75°8%
  3. Mon99°74°8%
  4. Tue98°73°7%
  5. Wed99°73°2%
  6. Thu101°73°4%
  7. Fri101°73°5%
  8. Sat103°73°10%
  9. Sun101°72°11%
  10. Mon103°73°15%
  11. Tue105°73°5%
  12. Wed106°73°13%
  13. Thu102°76°17%
  14. Fri99°76°19%
  15. Sat85°73°13%
  16. Sun94°72°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 — Giddings

SPC includes Giddings 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 Giddings

  • 78942

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.