Shepherd, Texas Weather
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Shepherd weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Light Drizzle38%0.03″87°70°—
- ThursdayJun 4Drizzle40%0.03″83°70°-4°
- FridayJun 5Light Rain53%0.06″91°71°+8°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle56%—92°71°+1°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle54%—91°73°-1°
- MondayJun 8Overcast29%—92°72°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast24%—93°73°+1°
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.3 µg/m³. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 5.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:41 AM
- Moonset
- 1:50 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Shepherd at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 85°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 3, 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 — Shepherd
SPC has placed Shepherd in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- 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.