Lake Cherokee, Texas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 91 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Cherokee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 18Thunderstorm—0.03″94°73°—
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hail49%0.20″90°70°-4°
- SaturdayJun 20Showers49%0.39″86°70°-4°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm26%—96°72°+10°
- MondayJun 22Thunderstorm17%—96°75°0°
- TuesdayJun 23Thunderstorm20%0.01″96°69°0°
- WednesdayJun 24T-storm w/ Hail27%—90°69°-6°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 9:53 AM
- Moonset
- 11:16 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Lake Cherokee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Lake Cherokee
- Thu94°73°2%
- Fri90°70°49%
- Sat86°70°49%
- Sun96°72°26%
- Mon96°75°17%
- Tue96°69°20%
- Wed90°69°27%
- Thu77°69°17%
- Fri90°70°6%
- Sat92°72°8%
- Sun94°71°10%
- Mon93°72°9%
- Tue94°70°14%
- Wed95°72°19%
- Thu94°71°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 18, 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 — Lake Cherokee
SPC has placed Lake Cherokee in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Lake Cherokee
- 75603
- 75652
- 75691