Buda, Texas Weather
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buda weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Overcast——97°76°—
- MondayAug 3Overcast——99°74°+2°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast——104°76°+5°
- WednesdayAug 5Overcast——104°76°0°
- ThursdayAug 6Overcast——103°75°-1°
- FridayAug 7Light Drizzle——104°75°+1°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Drizzle——102°74°-2°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 3.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 3.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 10:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night
Buda at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 78610
16-Day Forecast — Buda
- Sun97°76°8%
- Mon99°74°0%
- Tue104°76°0%
- Wed104°76°1%
- Thu103°75°1%
- Fri104°75°2%
- Sat102°74°4%
- Sun99°73°8%
- Mon99°74°8%
- Tue101°74°5%
- Wed102°74°2%
- Thu103°75°8%
- Fri103°74°11%
- Sat103°76°13%
- Sun104°76°13%
- Mon103°76°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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.
Sun & seasons in Buda
Buda sits in Hays County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 5m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 12m — a swing of +3h 53m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Houston, the state’s largest city, lies about 149 miles to the E. The nearest town Buda tracks is Austin, roughly 17 miles to the NNE.
ZIP codes in Buda
- 78610