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Weather in Oak Ridge, Texas

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

Oak Ridge, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:07 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
69%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Oak Ridge, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
12a
77°
1a
75°
2a
73°
3a
72°
4a
71°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
70°
8a
72°
9a
74°
10a
76°
11a
82°
12p
83°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
84°
7p
83°
8p
80°
9p
78°
14%
10p
81°
16%
11p
L 69°H 88°
Oak Ridge, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    90°74°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    23%
    91°77°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    88°70°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    58%
    82°68°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    61%
    78°67°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    85°67°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    34%
    72°64°
Oak Ridge, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · steady
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
39
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 39 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Oak Ridge, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.5
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.5
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992998
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oak Ridge, TX
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
11.0 μg/m³
PM 10
14.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Oak Ridge, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:59 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oak Ridge, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 AM
Moonset
1:41 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Oak Ridge, 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 Ridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 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 Oak Ridge

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.