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Weather in Salado, Texas

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

Salado, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:54 AM
74
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
75°
Humidity
69%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Salado, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
10p
73°
11p
71°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
69°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
75°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
78°
9p
L 69°H 83°
Salado, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    18%
    84°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    85°74°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    88°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    59%
    89°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    49%
    74°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    63%
    81°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    63%
    84°64°
Salado, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · backing 18°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 12
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 12 · pk 32 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 18° from the sse.
Salado, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.5
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.16 inHg
Now
987.5
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-1.4
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.
Salado, TX
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.8 μg/m³
PM 10
11.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Salado, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:09 AM
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Salado, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 AM
Moonset
1:42 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Salado, 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 →

Salado at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 21 (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 Salado

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.