Observed 3:10 AM CDT at KABI

Baird, TX weather

Clear and 61°16°.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 21 mph33 km/h around 3 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable · up to 56°13° by 9 AM (a little sticky)
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–6 PM · peak 5

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 59°15° today at 7 AM
Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 80°27° today at 5 PM

TonightNear 62°17° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 80°27° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 64°18° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 63°17° by 2 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3a	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	20%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	27%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	70%	45%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	55%	0
Sat 7a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	43%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	68%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	84%	83%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	70%	77%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	66%	80%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	62%	77%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	54%	74%	5
Sat 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	50%	73%	5
Sat 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	47%	71%	5
Sat 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	47%	73%	4
Sat 5p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	44%	78%	3
Sat 6p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	47%	77%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	50%	81%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	90%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	86%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	61%	88%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	90%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	65%	77%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	70%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	84%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	75%	88%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	84%	91%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	84%	90%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	90%	92%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	93%	94%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	90%	95%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	78%	93%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	66%	93%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	57%	92%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	50%	89%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	47%	76%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	45%	77%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	41%	70%	4
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	43%	66%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	42%	75%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	46%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	74%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	63%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	58%	64%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	71%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	69%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	58%	70%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 59°15°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 75°24° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–61°16°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 49°9°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–62°17°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 78°26°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 62°17°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°21°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 63°17°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.38 in9.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 81°27°, low 65°18°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–85°29°
Low, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 59°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 59°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 59°.
Rest of week
Highs 73–81°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (SJT) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

West Central Texas Lakes above Kirby Lake

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1781 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

West Central Texas Lakes at Lake Fort Phantom Hill

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1629 ft
Flow: 49,100 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

North Texas Lakes at Lake Cisco

24 mi

Level: 1503 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

This week 11Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 AM–6:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Putnam · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1963–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°5° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−16°−9°SatOct 17
−15°−8°SunOct 18
−8°−5°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Baird weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 6 min; Losing 1 min 52 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 5 min less
Golden hour: 6:21–7:10 PM; Morning 7:33–8:22 AM
Blue hour: 7:10–7:19 PM; Morning 7:23–7:33 AM; first light 7:23 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 38% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:08 AM · rises 5:51 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Baird.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Baird, TX weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

West Central Texas Lakes above Kirby Lake

West Central Texas Lakes at Lake Fort Phantom Hill

North Texas Lakes at Lake Cisco

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon