Waelder, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waelder weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——96°76°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——98°78°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle—0.01″97°77°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle——98°74°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle——100°74°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——100°74°0°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy11%—97°73°-3°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25), ratio 0.66 with 9 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 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25), ratio 0.66 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Waelder at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 78959
16-Day Forecast — Waelder
- Sat96°76°1%
- Sun98°78°1%
- Mon97°77°4%
- Tue98°74°8%
- Wed100°74°2%
- Thu100°74°1%
- Fri97°73°11%
- Sat96°75°22%
- Sun96°74°23%
- Mon86°73°29%
- Tue94°73°13%
- Wed96°75°10%
- Thu97°73°10%
- Fri99°75°14%
- Sat99°73°15%
- Sun100°74°21%
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 — Waelder
SPC includes Waelder 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 Waelder
- 78959