Shiro, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Shiro, Grimes County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Shiro. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Shiro is published on the Huntsville Regional Airport (KUTS) page, 32 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Shiro have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Shiro: Madisonville Municipal Airport (K51R) 34 km · Navasota Municipal Airport (K60R) 34 km · Coulter Field (KCFD) 44 km · Easterwood Field (KCLL) 46 km · Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport (KCXO) 54 km
Conditions reported at KUTS describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Shiro specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Shiro.
Shiro unfolds across a landscape of rolling East Texas terrain, where the air hangs thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a summer shower. It lies 21.5 miles west-south-west of Huntsville, TX (from Huntsville, TX: bearing 249°T), and is situated 19.6 miles north-east of Navasota. The land here doesn't rise to dramatic peaks, but rather presents a gentle, sinuous quality, as if the very ground remembers the slow grind of ancient rivers. Fields of soybeans and corn stretch out like rumpled green blankets, occasionally broken by stands of mature loblolly pines that stand sentinel, their needles whispering secrets to the breeze. The light at dusk often takes on a honeyed hue, bathing the scattered farmhouses and the quiet roads in a warm, diffused glow that seems to soften the edges of the world. Life in Shiro moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, a stark contrast to the frantic pulse of metropolises far to the west. The history of Shiro is deeply entwined with the rich, dark soil that has sustained it for generations. Originally settled by farmers drawn to the fertile ground, its economy has long been rooted in agriculture, with cotton once reigning supreme before giving way to the crops that dominate today. While not a hub of industry, the quiet hum of rural enterprise persists, the occasional rumble of a tractor or the distant whir of a combine a familiar soundtrack. The spirit of Shiro is one of quiet resilience, a testament to the enduring connection between people and the land they cultivate. Local traditions, though perhaps unwritten, are carried in the shared stories and the neighborly waves exchanged on dusty lanes, a subtle inheritance passed down through the years.
Live animated radar for Shiro and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Shiro, Grimes County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.613254°N, 95.888285°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77873, 77876, 77831 |
| Area Code | 409 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shiro, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Shiro includes coordinates 30.613254°N, 95.888285°W, situated in Grimes County. ZIP code 77873, 77876, 77831. Telephone area code: 409. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. 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.