Shepherd, Texas Weather
Shepherd, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Shepherd, San Jacinto County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Shepherd.
About Shepherd, Texas
Shepherd, Texas, rests in a landscape sculpted by the slow, persistent work of water and time. It lies 30.2 miles east-north-east of Conroe, TX (from Conroe, TX: bearing 65°T), and is situated 12.1 miles north-north-east of Cleveland. The rolling terrain, draped in a thick cloak of pine and hardwood, slopes gently toward the waterways that thread through the region like veins. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the damp, loamy scent of the forest floor, a fragrance mingled with the faint, sweet perfume of pine needles baking in the sun. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy, arrives in fractured shafts, illuminating patches of emerald moss clinging to ancient oak trunks and casting fleeting, golden coins on the leaf-strewn ground. The quietude here is not an absence of sound, but a symphony of subtle rustles, the distant call of a crow, and the murmur of unseen creeks slipping over smooth stones. The story of Shepherd is deeply entwined with the timber industry, the towering pines that once dominated the horizon providing the raw material for sawmills and shaping the very character of the place. Generations have made their living from the bounty of these forests, a legacy reflected in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the homes and businesses that dot the landscape. While the economy has diversified, a connection to the land remains palpable, evident in the small farms and ranches that still dot the periphery. The San Jacinto River, a significant waterway, has historically served as both a source of sustenance and a route for transport, its presence a constant, quiet hum in the background of daily life. Here, the pace feels measured, dictated not by the frantic rush of larger cities, but by the turning of seasons and the enduring rhythm of the natural world.
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| Location | Shepherd, San Jacinto County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.497981°N, 94.996601°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77371 |
| Area Code | 713, 832 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shepherd, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shepherd, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Shepherd includes coordinates 30.497981°N, 94.996601°W, situated in San Jacinto County. ZIP code 77371. Telephone area code: 713, 832. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
