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Weather in Lake Dallas, Texas

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

Lake Dallas, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
55%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Lake Dallas, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
11p
78°
12a
76°
1a
75°
2a
75°
3a
75°
4a
73°
5a
72°
6a
71°
7a
72°
8a
74°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
90°
3p
87°
4p
88°
5p
82°
16%
6p
80°
7p
83°
16%
8p
79°
15%
9p
80°
10p
L 71°H 90°
Lake Dallas, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    14%
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    86°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    91°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    86°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    52%
    77°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    55%
    78°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    49%
    84°67°
Lake Dallas, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · veering 14°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 14
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 14 · pk 30 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 14° from the sse.
Lake Dallas, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.5
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.16 inHg
Now
987.5
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake Dallas, TX
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.1 μg/m³
PM 10
10.1 μg/m³
NO₂
5.6 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lake Dallas, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:01 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Dallas, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 AM
Moonset
1:46 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lake Dallas, 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 Dallas at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 6 (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 Dallas

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.