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Shallowater, Texas Weather

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

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

Shallowater, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:13 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
59%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Sunset
4:02 PM
Shallowater, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastShallowater, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 98°
Shallowater, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    0.12″
    98°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    19%
    0.06″
    93°65°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    19%
    93°67°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    96°73°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    99°77°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    13%
    99°77°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    13%
    97°78°-2°
Shallowater, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
212° · veering 9°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 11 · pk 27 @ 9:00a
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 444SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Shallowater, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
901.5
+1.9 mb in 3h · rising · 26.62 inHg
Now
901.5
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 900905
895900905910-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW904.9899.6901.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Shallowater, TX
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.8 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
7.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.7

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Shallowater, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.0mi
UNLIMITED
111 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
14:13 UTC · Shallowater, 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
14:13 UTC · Shallowater, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Shallowater, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Shallowater, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Shallowater, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:14 AM
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
4:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Shallowater, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
11:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Shallowater, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Shallowater at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79363

16-Day Forecast — Shallowater

  1. Sat98°70°2%
  2. Sun93°65°19%
  3. Mon93°67°19%
  4. Tue96°73°5%
  5. Wed99°77°3%
  6. Thu99°77°13%
  7. Fri97°78°13%
  8. Sat98°78°8%
  9. Sun101°72°7%
  10. Mon101°77°3%
  11. Tue102°77°6%
  12. Wed107°78°6%
  13. Thu97°78°4%
  14. Fri87°71°11%
  15. Sat82°70°16%
  16. Sun86°66°24%

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 — Shallowater

SPC has placed Shallowater in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Shallowater

  • 79363

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.