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Weather in The Colony, Texas

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

The Colony, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
54%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
The Colony, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
10p
79°
11p
78°
12a
76°
1a
77°
2a
76°
3a
75°
4a
73°
5a
72°
6a
70°
7a
71°
8a
73°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
86°
1p
86°
2p
89°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
82°
16%
6p
81°
7p
81°
15%
8p
79°
16%
9p
L 70°H 89°
The Colony, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    86°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    90°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    86°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    52%
    79°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    56%
    78°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    51%
    84°67°
The Colony, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
168° · veering 5°
Direction
SSE
168°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 14
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 14 · pk 34 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
The Colony, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.6
+0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.19 inHg
Now
988.6
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987993
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
The Colony, TX
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.6 μg/m³
PM 10
11.7 μg/m³
NO₂
6.7 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
The Colony, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:01 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
The Colony, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 AM
Moonset
1:45 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
The Colony, 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 →

The Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 6 (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 The Colony

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.