Helotes, Texas Weather
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Helotes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Drizzle61%0.06″82°70°—
- ThursdayJun 4Light Showers22%0.11″82°70°0°
- FridayJun 5Light Showers67%—82°72°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle67%—85°70°+3°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle50%—93°72°+8°
- MondayJun 8Overcast15%—94°72°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast13%—92°72°-2°
Ozone at AQI 47. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:53 AM
- Moonset
- 2:07 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Helotes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 12 (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 — Helotes
SPC has placed Helotes 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.