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Weather in Sweeny, Texas

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

Sweeny, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
88%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Sweeny, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
70°
7a
75°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
76°
10p
L 69°H 86°
Sweeny, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    87°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    87°78°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    87°77°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    51%
    92°77°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    53%
    91°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    92°74°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    68%
    91°75°
Sweeny, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · veering 9°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 12
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 12 · pk 32 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Sweeny, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.3
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.80 inHg
Now
1009.3
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Sweeny, TX
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
9.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Sweeny, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:06 AM
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Daylight
13h 38m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sweeny, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:49 AM
Moonset
1:29 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Sweeny, 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 →

Sweeny at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 9 (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 Sweeny

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.