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Cottonwood Shores, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cottonwood Shores weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Cottonwood Shores, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:53 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
67%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Sunset
3:39 PM
Cottonwood Shores, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCottonwood Shores, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 98°
Cottonwood Shores, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    98°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    99°74°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    11%
    101°76°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    99°76°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    101°76°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    101°77°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    101°74°
Cottonwood Shores, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
190° · steady
Direction
S
190°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 24 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 311SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Cottonwood Shores, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.1
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.1
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
+2.4
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.1985.3987.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Cottonwood Shores, TX
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0
Cottonwood Shores, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.9mi
UNLIMITED
109 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
14:53 UTC · Cottonwood Shores, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
14:53 UTC · Cottonwood Shores, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cottonwood Shores, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cottonwood Shores, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cottonwood Shores, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:09 AM
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
3:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cottonwood Shores, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
10:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cottonwood Shores, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cottonwood Shores at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Cottonwood Shores

  1. Sat98°77°0%
  2. Sun99°74°1%
  3. Mon101°76°11%
  4. Tue99°76°8%
  5. Wed101°76°6%
  6. Thu101°77°0%
  7. Fri101°74°4%
  8. Sat103°75°15%
  9. Sun103°75°9%
  10. Mon104°76°9%
  11. Tue106°77°5%
  12. Wed110°80°12%
  13. Thu109°81°16%
  14. Fri89°76°14%
  15. Sat95°75°13%
  16. Sun94°73°16%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Cottonwood Shores

SPC includes Cottonwood Shores 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 Cottonwood Shores

  • 78657

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.