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Weather in Grays Prairie, Texas

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

Grays Prairie, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:06 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
72%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Grays Prairie, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
12a
75°
1a
73°
2a
72°
3a
71°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
67°
7a
70°
8a
72°
9a
74°
10a
75°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
81°
7p
81°
8p
78°
9p
79°
15%
10p
81°
14%
11p
L 67°H 87°
Grays Prairie, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    89°73°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    26%
    91°76°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    87°71°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    57%
    82°68°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    80°67°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    85°68°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Heavy Drizzle
    34%
    72°64°
Grays Prairie, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
154° · veering 32°
Direction
SSE
154°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 13
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 13 · pk 36 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 32° from the sse.
Grays Prairie, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.6
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.6
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992998
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Grays Prairie, TX
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
11.1 μg/m³
PM 10
15.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Grays Prairie, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:00 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grays Prairie, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 AM
Moonset
1:41 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Grays Prairie, 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 →

Grays Prairie at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 2 (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 Grays Prairie

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.