Baird, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Baird, Callahan County.
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Baird lies under a vast, indifferent sky, a scatter of buildings against the wide, rolling plains of West Texas. It lies 20.1 miles east of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 101°T), and is situated 5.9 miles east of Clyde. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a palette of pale yellows, ochres, and dusty greens that shift and deepen with the sun's slow arc. Mesquite trees, gnarled and resilient, dot the landscape, their thorny branches reaching out like ancient, weathered hands. The air, especially in the early morning and late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint aroma of wild sage and the distant promise of rain that often fails to materialize. Here, the horizon stretches endlessly, a clean, unbroken line that draws the eye and humbles the spirit, emphasizing the sheer scale of the natural world. The story of Baird is one of adaptation and perseverance, a testament to the hardy spirit that settled these plains. Once a bustling crossroads fueled by the railroad and the burgeoning cattle industry, its economy now leans more on the quiet rhythms of ranching and oil production. The echoes of its past are subtle, found in the weathered facades of older structures and the stories whispered by long-time residents, tales of boom times and leaner years. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring character of Baird is etched into the stoic faces of its people and the unpretentious way of life that unfolds under the constant gaze of the Texas sun.
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| Location | Baird, Callahan County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.394017°N, 99.394244°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79504 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Baird, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Baird includes coordinates 32.394017°N, 99.394244°W, situated in Callahan County. ZIP code 79504. Telephone area code: 806. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.