Taft Southwest, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Taft Southwest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——89°79°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°76°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——92°80°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——92°80°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——93°81°+1°
- FridayJul 10Clear——92°81°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear14%—92°82°0°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.67 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.67 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Taft Southwest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Taft Southwest
- Sun89°79°3%
- Mon89°76°1%
- Tue92°80°5%
- Wed92°80°1%
- Thu93°81°2%
- Fri92°81°8%
- Sat92°82°14%
- Sun93°81°17%
- Mon92°79°20%
- Tue93°79°16%
- Wed94°78°8%
- Thu93°79°16%
- Fri91°79°16%
- Sat85°79°11%
- Sun84°78°13%
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.
ZIP codes in Taft Southwest
- 78390