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Weather in Sterling City, Texas

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

Sterling City, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
67%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Sterling City, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
11p
77°
12a
79°
1a
77°
2a
75°
3a
73°
4a
74°
5a
73°
6a
73°
7a
74°
8a
75°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
85°
12p
88°
18%
1p
88°
2p
86°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
89°
6p
89°
7p
86°
8p
83°
9p
80°
10p
L 73°H 89°
Sterling City, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    91°67°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    98°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    97°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    88°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    79%
    83°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    79%
    82°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    92°63°
Sterling City, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · steady
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 13
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 13 · pk 31 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
Sterling City, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
927.1
+0.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.38 inHg
Now
927.1
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 924931
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sterling City, TX
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.6 μg/m³
PM 10
8.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Sterling City, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:20 AM
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sterling City, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:02 PM
Moonset
1:59 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Sterling City, 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 →

Sterling City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 26 (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 Sterling City

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.