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Helotes, Texas Weather

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

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

Helotes, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:06 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
74%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:39 AM
Sunset
3:38 PM
Helotes, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHelotes, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 92°
Helotes, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    92°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    93°73°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    97°73°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    97°73°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    98°73°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    99°72°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    98°72°-1°
Helotes, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
188° · steady
Direction
S
188°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 255SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Helotes, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.5
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 28.92 inHg
Now
979.5
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
+2.1
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.1976.6979.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Helotes, TX
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Helotes, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.6mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
15:06 UTC · Helotes, 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
15:06 UTC · Helotes, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Helotes, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Helotes, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Helotes, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:13 AM
Sunrise
1:39 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
3:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Helotes, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Helotes, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Helotes at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 78023

16-Day Forecast — Helotes

  1. Sat92°75°1%
  2. Sun93°73°0%
  3. Mon97°73°2%
  4. Tue97°73°2%
  5. Wed98°73°1%
  6. Thu99°72°0%
  7. Fri98°72°7%
  8. Sat95°73°15%
  9. Sun99°72°11%
  10. Mon100°72°11%
  11. Tue101°73°7%
  12. Wed103°74°11%
  13. Thu104°76°16%
  14. Fri99°74°16%
  15. Sat89°73°19%
  16. Sun92°72°10%

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.

ZIP codes in Helotes

  • 78023

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.