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Weather in Quitman, Texas

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

Quitman, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
62%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Quitman, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
8p
80°
9p
77°
10p
75°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
69°
5a
67°
6a
67°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
L 67°H 88°
Quitman, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    14%
    87°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    88°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    34%
    91°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    88°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    68%
    84°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Rain
    59%
    79°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    45%
    82°68°
Quitman, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
157° · veering 16°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
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 9 · pk 30 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 16° from the sse.
Quitman, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.0
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.38 inHg
Now
995.0
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9951000
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Quitman, TX
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.3 μg/m³
PM 10
12.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
116.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Quitman, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:56 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Quitman, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 AM
Moonset
1:38 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Quitman, 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 →

Quitman at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 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 Quitman

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.