Sweetwater, Texas Weather
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Sweetwater weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Partly Cloudy——89°68°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast29%—88°72°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers55%0.11″92°67°+4°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle55%—94°67°+2°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——99°73°+5°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear——96°74°-3°
- WednesdayJun 10Mostly Clear——95°74°-1°
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.84 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 27
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:50 AM
- Moonset
- 3:06 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Sweetwater at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 2 (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 — Sweetwater
SPC has placed Sweetwater 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.