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Weather in Santa Anna, Texas

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

Santa Anna, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:15 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
63%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Santa Anna, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
12a
73°
1a
72°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
71°
5a
69°
16%
6a
68°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
81°
4p
83°
11%
5p
82°
6p
82°
7p
80°
8p
77°
9p
75°
14%
10p
75°
11p
L 68°H 83°
Santa Anna, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    85°69°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    91°74°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    87°67°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    65%
    77°65°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    61%
    79°61°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    85°62°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    88°66°
Santa Anna, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
167° · steady
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 16
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 16 · pk 36 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Santa Anna, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
946.2
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 27.94 inHg
Now
946.2
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 945951
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Santa Anna, TX
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.3 μg/m³
PM 10
9.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Santa Anna, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:14 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Santa Anna, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:55 AM
Moonset
1:52 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Santa Anna, 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 →

Santa Anna at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 25 (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 Santa Anna

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.