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Weather in Lamar, Texas

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

Lamar, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
84°
Humidity
90%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Lamar, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
75°
9p
75°
10p
74°
11p
74°
12a
73°
1a
73°
2a
73°
3a
74°
4a
73°
5a
74°
13%
6a
74°
7a
76°
8a
77°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
81°
12p
82°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
L 73°H 82°
Lamar, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    83°73°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    83°77°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    84°77°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    84°79°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    50%
    84°79°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    84°78°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    83°78°
Lamar, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
144° · steady
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
28
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 28 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lamar, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.0
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.80 inHg
Now
1009.0
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Lamar, TX
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
13.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lamar, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:13 AM
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Daylight
13h 34m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lamar, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 AM
Moonset
1:32 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lamar, 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 →

Lamar at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 4 (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 Lamar

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.