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Weather in Bay City, Texas

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bay City, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:14 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
92%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Bay City, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
12a
71°
1a
71°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
70°
5a
70°
6a
71°
7a
75°
8a
79°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
76°
10p
75°
11p
L 70°H 86°
Bay City, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    86°78°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    88°77°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    44%
    92°77°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    53%
    90°69°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    91°73°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    67%
    90°75°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Showers
    55%
    81°69°
Bay City, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
146° · veering 6°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 13
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 13 · pk 30 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Bay City, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.5
+0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.5
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Bay City, TX
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.5 μg/m³
PM 10
13.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bay City, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:07 AM
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Daylight
13h 39m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bay City, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 AM
Moonset
1:30 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bay City, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bay City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Bay City

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.