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Weather in South Point, Texas

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

South Point, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
88%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
South Point, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
12a
73°
1a
73°
2a
74°
3a
73°
4a
72°
5a
72°
6a
73°
7a
75°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
86°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
78°
9p
76°
10p
76°
11p
L 72°H 87°
South Point, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    89°78°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    90°78°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    90°78°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Thunderstorm
    33%
    90°78°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    86°78°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    90°77°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    37%
    90°74°
South Point, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
149° · steady
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 15
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 15 · pk 37 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
South Point, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.4
+1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.4
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
South Point, TX
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.6 μg/m³
PM 10
15.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
South Point, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:19 AM
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Daylight
13h 27m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
South Point, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:04 PM
Moonset
1:27 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
South Point, 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 →

South Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 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 South Point

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.