Weather in Sour Lake, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sour Lake, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
84%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Sour Lake, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
11p
72°
12a
70°
1a
70°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
82°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
87°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
77°
9p
74°
10p
Sour Lake, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm22%88°75°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle30%87°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle51%90°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers74%87°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers66%84°73°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle72%85°72°
Sour Lake, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Sour Lake, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
142° · steady
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sour Lake, TX
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sour Lake, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:58 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sour Lake, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:40 AM
- Moonset
- 1:26 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sour Lake, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sour Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 16 (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.