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Weather in Happy, Texas

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

Happy, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:54 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
8%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Happy, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
10p
71°
11p
72°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
65°
7a
68°
8a
73°
9a
82°
10a
90°
11a
93°
12p
96°
1p
96°
2p
96°
3p
96°
4p
95°
5p
91°
6p
86°
16%
7p
85°
12%
8p
83°
10%
9p
L 65°H 96°
Happy, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    98°66°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    95°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    91°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Mostly Clear
    80°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    51%
    68°56°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    61%
    78°59°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    76°61°
Happy, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · veering 5°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 17
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 17 · pk 39 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Happy, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
882.0
+0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 26.05 inHg
Now
882.0
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-4.5
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 881888
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Happy, TX
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.7 μg/m³
PM 10
2.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.6 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Happy, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Happy, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 AM
Moonset
2:11 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Happy, 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 →

Happy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (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 Happy

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.