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McLeod, Texas Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

McLeod, TX
Thursday, June 4 at 2:27 AM
80
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
84°
Humidity
66%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
McLeod, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcLeod, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 72°H 81°
McLeod, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    88°72°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    0.02″
    81°72°-7°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    89°70°+8°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    39%
    87°70°-2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    56%
    91°71°+4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    36%
    98°72°+7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    19%
    97°74°-1°
McLeod, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
118° · veering 91°
Direction
ESE
118°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 20 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 91° from the ese.
McLeod, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.0
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.0
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.61004.21007.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
McLeod, TX
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
15.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
McLeod, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
76%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.3mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
02:27 UTC ·McLeod, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
02:27 UTC ·McLeod, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
McLeod, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
McLeod, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McLeod, TX
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:50 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
McLeod, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:25 AM
Moonset
2:39 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
McLeod, TX
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McLeod at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 5 (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 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 — McLeod

SPC has placed McLeod 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.

ZIP codes in McLeod

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.