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Weather in Road Runner, Texas

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

Road Runner, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
56%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Road Runner, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
8p
81°
9p
78°
10p
78°
11p
76°
12a
75°
1a
75°
2a
74°
3a
73°
4a
72°
5a
71°
6a
71°
7a
72°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
87°
4p
87°
11%
5p
82°
15%
6p
83°
7p
L 71°H 89°
Road Runner, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    24%
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    85°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    86°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    82°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    54%
    74°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    78°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    84°67°
Road Runner, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
168° · veering 22°
Direction
SSE
168°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
29
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 29 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 22° from the sse.
Road Runner, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.9
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.9
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Road Runner, TX
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.6 μg/m³
PM 10
7.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.8 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Road Runner, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:01 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Road Runner, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 AM
Moonset
1:47 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Road Runner, 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 →

Road Runner at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 8 (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 Road Runner

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.