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Stratford, Texas Weather

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

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

Stratford, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 11:39 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
50%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Sunset
4:09 PM
Stratford, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStratford, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 67°H 96°
Stratford, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    92°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    23%
    96°67°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    95°65°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    15%
    100°71°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    102°74°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    104°71°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    100°70°-4°
Stratford, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
053° · backing 118°
Direction
NE
053°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 11
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 11 · pk 29 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2811SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Stratford, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
890.0
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 26.28 inHg
Now
890.0
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 886892
880885890895900-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW891.8886.1889.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stratford, TX
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Stratford, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.0mi
UNLIMITED
118 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
04:39 UTC · Stratford, 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
04:39 UTC · Stratford, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Stratford, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stratford, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stratford, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:06 AM
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
4:09 PM
Civil dusk
9:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Stratford, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
12:04 AM
Moonset
12:04 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Stratford, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stratford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79084

16-Day Forecast — Stratford

  1. Sat92°72°5%
  2. Sun96°67°23%
  3. Mon95°65°6%
  4. Tue100°71°15%
  5. Wed102°74°31%
  6. Thu104°71°50%
  7. Fri100°70°50%
  8. Sat91°66°21%
  9. Sun89°63°3%
  10. Mon91°65°3%
  11. Tue97°68°3%
  12. Wed101°73°9%
  13. Thu107°77°14%
  14. Fri110°79°16%
  15. Sat106°80°17%
  16. Sun103°80°20%

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 — Stratford

SPC has placed Stratford in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Stratford

  • 79084

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.