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Weather in Baird, Texas

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Baird, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
50%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Baird, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
9p
80°
10p
79°
11p
78°
12a
76°
1a
75°
2a
75°
3a
75°
4a
74°
5a
73°
18%
6a
71°
7a
74°
8a
76°
9a
77°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
86°
1p
86°
2p
84°
13%
3p
84°
4p
83°
14%
5p
82°
16%
6p
79°
11%
7p
79°
8p
L 71°H 86°
Baird, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    89°66°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    84°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    94°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    63%
    78°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    66%
    76°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    66%
    81°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    47%
    87°62°
Baird, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
168° · steady
Direction
SSE
168°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
44
avg 17
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 17 · pk 44 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Baird, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
946.6
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 27.95 inHg
Now
946.6
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 945950
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Baird, TX
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Baird, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:13 AM
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Baird, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 AM
Moonset
1:54 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Baird, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Baird at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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 Baird

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.