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Kaufman, Texas Weather

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

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

Kaufman, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 11:36 PM
85
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
92°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:22 AM
Sunset
3:36 PM
Kaufman, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKaufman, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 79 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 79°H 100°
Kaufman, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    99°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    16%
    100°79°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    98°73°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    101°71°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    104°72°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    104°78°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    104°77°
Kaufman, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · veering 33°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 7
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 7 · pk 16 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 294SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 33° from the s.
Kaufman, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.1
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.47 inHg
Now
998.1
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.6996.7998.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Kaufman, TX
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) 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
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
47μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) 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
Kaufman, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
51%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.5mi
UNLIMITED
120 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
04:36 UTC · Kaufman, 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
04:36 UTC · Kaufman, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kaufman, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kaufman, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kaufman, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:55 AM
Sunrise
1:22 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
3:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kaufman, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kaufman, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kaufman at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 75142

16-Day Forecast — Kaufman

  1. Sat99°77°1%
  2. Sun100°79°16%
  3. Mon98°73°9%
  4. Tue101°71°9%
  5. Wed104°72°5%
  6. Thu104°78°0%
  7. Fri104°77°4%
  8. Sat99°76°10%
  9. Sun78°72°11%
  10. Mon82°70°9%
  11. Tue90°72°7%
  12. Wed98°73°5%
  13. Thu99°77°10%
  14. Fri100°77°13%
  15. Sat101°78°26%
  16. Sun102°74°29%

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 — Kaufman

SPC has placed Kaufman in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Kaufman

  • 75142

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.