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Weather in Oak Leaf, Texas

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

Oak Leaf, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:58 AM
76
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
63%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Oak Leaf, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
11p
75°
12a
74°
1a
73°
2a
72°
3a
72°
4a
70°
5a
68°
6a
67°
7a
70°
8a
72°
9a
74°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
82°
5p
81°
10%
6p
81°
7p
80°
8p
78°
14%
9p
82°
14%
10p
L 67°H 85°
Oak Leaf, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    16%
    87°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    87°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    90°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    87°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    52%
    77°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    80°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    54%
    83°65°
Oak Leaf, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
166° · backing 9°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
36
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 36 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
Oak Leaf, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.5
+0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.13 inHg
Now
986.5
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986991
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oak Leaf, TX
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.2 μg/m³
PM 10
11.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Oak Leaf, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:02 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oak Leaf, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 AM
Moonset
1:43 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Oak Leaf, 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 →

Oak Leaf 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 Oak Leaf

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.