Taft, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Taft weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——89°80°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°77°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°78°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——93°79°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——92°79°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——92°80°0°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——91°81°-1°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.65 with 10 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.65 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Taft at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 85°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 78390
16-Day Forecast — Taft
- Sat89°80°1%
- Sun88°77°3%
- Mon91°78°1%
- Tue93°79°1%
- Wed92°79°2%
- Thu92°80°2%
- Fri91°81°9%
- Sat92°82°15%
- Sun93°80°15%
- Mon93°80°13%
- Tue95°78°8%
- Wed96°77°6%
- Thu96°79°6%
- Fri88°82°14%
- Sat90°83°6%
- Sun92°82°17%
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.
ZIP codes in Taft
- 78390