Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Weather in Lake City, Texas

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

Lake City, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
82%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Lake City, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
11p
73°
12a
73°
1a
71°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
72°
8a
76°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
87°
6p
84°
7p
81°
8p
78°
9p
77°
10p
L 69°H 91°
Lake City, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    90°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    92°76°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    93°78°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    95°77°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Thunderstorm
    39%
    95°76°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Thunderstorm
    63%
    89°75°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    94°74°
Lake City, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
139° · veering 26°
Direction
SE
139°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 14
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 14 · pk 29 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lake City, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.2
+1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.2
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031007
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Lake City, TX
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.4 μg/m³
PM 10
7.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
63.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lake City, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:16 AM
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Daylight
13h 34m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake City, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:00 PM
Moonset
1:35 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lake 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 →

Lake City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 3 (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 Lake 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.