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Putnam, Texas Weather

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

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

Putnam, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:25 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
63%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
1:34 AM
Sunset
3:47 PM
Putnam, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPutnam, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 97°
Putnam, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    97°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    0.02″
    99°74°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    19%
    0.13″
    99°73°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    101°73°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    103°76°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    104°79°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    102°77°-2°
Putnam, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
209° · steady
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 11 · pk 24 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2212SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Putnam, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.6
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.34 inHg
Now
959.6
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958962
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW961.8958.3959.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Putnam, TX
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.5 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
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Putnam, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.4mi
UNLIMITED
129 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
14:25 UTC · Putnam, 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
14:25 UTC · Putnam, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Putnam, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Putnam, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Putnam, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:07 AM
Sunrise
1:34 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
3:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Putnam, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
10:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Putnam, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Putnam at a glance

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

ZIP code: 76469

16-Day Forecast — Putnam

  1. Sat97°76°0%
  2. Sun99°74°11%
  3. Mon99°73°19%
  4. Tue101°73°14%
  5. Wed103°76°6%
  6. Thu104°79°0%
  7. Fri102°77°4%
  8. Sat103°76°4%
  9. Sun106°76°3%
  10. Mon106°76°4%
  11. Tue108°80°4%
  12. Wed114°85°9%
  13. Thu103°81°12%
  14. Fri98°68°16%
  15. Sat79°70°25%
  16. Sun91°69°31%

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 — Putnam

SPC includes Putnam 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 Putnam

  • 76469

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.