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Seth Ward, Texas Weather

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

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

Seth Ward, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:19 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
42%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:40 AM
Sunset
4:02 PM
Seth Ward, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSeth Ward, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 69°H 98°
Seth Ward, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    20%
    98°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    27%
    0.14″
    95°69°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    27%
    94°66°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    11%
    97°72°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    101°75°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    24%
    101°75°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    24%
    99°77°-2°
Seth Ward, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
220° · veering 10°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 11
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 11 · pk 25 @ 9:00a
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 449SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 10° from the sw.
Seth Ward, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
901.3
+3.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 26.62 inHg
Now
901.3
mb
3h
+3.1
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 898904
890895900905910-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW903.5897.8900.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Seth Ward, TX
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.5 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
11.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
5.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Seth Ward, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
10%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
92.3mi
UNLIMITED
131 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
15:19 UTC · Seth Ward, 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
15:19 UTC · Seth Ward, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Seth Ward, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Seth Ward, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Seth Ward, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:11 AM
Sunrise
1:40 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
4:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Seth Ward, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
11:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Seth Ward, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Seth Ward at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Seth Ward

  1. Sat98°72°20%
  2. Sun95°69°27%
  3. Mon94°66°27%
  4. Tue97°72°11%
  5. Wed101°75°4%
  6. Thu101°75°24%
  7. Fri99°77°24%
  8. Sat100°76°12%
  9. Sun102°71°6%
  10. Mon102°75°4%
  11. Tue105°75°2%
  12. Wed109°76°2%
  13. Thu95°74°6%
  14. Fri91°70°19%
  15. Sat87°68°19%
  16. Sun87°64°21%

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 — Seth Ward

SPC has placed Seth Ward in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Seth Ward

  • 79072

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.