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Weather in Garden City, Texas

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

Garden City, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:15 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
58%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:47 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Garden City, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
12a
80°
1a
79°
2a
77°
3a
77°
4a
75°
5a
74°
6a
74°
7a
75°
11%
8a
76°
9a
78°
10a
80°
11a
85°
10%
12p
86°
12%
1p
88°
15%
2p
89°
3p
91°
13%
4p
89°
5p
90°
6p
92°
7p
87°
8p
82°
9p
78°
10p
78°
11p
L 74°H 92°
Garden City, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    98°68°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    97°73°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    31%
    86°65°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    82%
    84°66°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    82%
    82°63°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    91°64°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    25%
    93°65°
Garden City, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · backing 11°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 16
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 16 · pk 36 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 33 — flags snap, branches bend.
Garden City, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
913.2
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 26.97 inHg
Now
913.2
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 911918
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Garden City, TX
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.2 μg/m³
PM 10
9.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Garden City, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:22 AM
Sunrise
6:47 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Garden City, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:04 PM
Moonset
2:02 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Garden 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 →

Garden City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 26 (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 Garden 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.