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Weather in East Columbia, Texas

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

East Columbia, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
89%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
East Columbia, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
11p
69°
12a
69°
1a
69°
2a
70°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
69°
7a
72°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
84°
3p
83°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
77°
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
L 68°H 84°
East Columbia, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    14%
    84°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    85°76°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    85°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    50%
    91°77°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    54%
    90°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    92°74°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    71%
    90°75°
East Columbia, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
137° · veering 6°
Direction
SE
137°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 11 · pk 26 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 6° from the se.
East Columbia, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.8
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.88 inHg
Now
1011.8
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
East Columbia, TX
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
9.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
East Columbia, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:05 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
13h 38m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
East Columbia, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 AM
Moonset
1:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
East Columbia, 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 →

East Columbia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 10 (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 East Columbia

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.