Sheldon, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sheldon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain13%1.6″94°74°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle28%0.03″90°75°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast30%—98°80°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear11%—99°79°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——101°80°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear13%—97°80°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast22%—97°80°0°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 24 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sheldon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Sheldon
- Sun94°74°13%
- Mon90°75°28%
- Tue98°80°30%
- Wed99°79°11%
- Thu101°80°9%
- Fri97°80°13%
- Sat97°80°22%
- Sun97°79°39%
- Mon95°79°41%
- Tue97°78°16%
- Wed99°79°16%
- Thu94°75°23%
- Fri93°79°19%
- Sat88°78°23%
- Sun79°74°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Sheldon
SPC includes Sheldon in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Sheldon
- 77049