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Weather in Petty, Texas

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

Petty, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
58%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Petty, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
9p
77°
10p
76°
11p
74°
12a
73°
1a
72°
2a
73°
3a
72°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
69°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
81°
1p
84°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
81°
8p
L 69°H 90°
Petty, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    12%
    90°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    32%
    91°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    87°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    55%
    84°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    53%
    76°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    46%
    81°65°
Petty, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
149° · veering 7°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 15
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 15 · pk 32 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the sse.
Petty, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.6
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.13 inHg
Now
986.6
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-2.6
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.
Petty, TX
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.6 μg/m³
PM 10
11.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Petty, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:55 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Petty, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 AM
Moonset
1:42 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Petty, 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 →

Petty at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 9 (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 Petty

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.