Salado, Texas Weather
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Salado weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast24%—85°71°—
- FridayJun 5Light Showers31%0.12″84°74°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers53%0.03″88°74°+4°
- SundayJun 7Showers49%—91°73°+3°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle——92°74°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——93°72°+1°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——90°70°-3°
Ozone at AQI 38 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.
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 38 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:34 AM
- Moonset
- 2:58 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Salado at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 84°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 21 (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 — Salado
SPC has placed Salado 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.