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Weather in The Woodlands, Texas

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

The Woodlands, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:48 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
74%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
The Woodlands, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
86°
8p
81°
9p
80°
10p
77°
11p
74°
12a
74°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
71°
5a
70°
6a
70°
7a
73°
8a
76°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
L 70°H 91°
The Woodlands, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    88°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    89°76°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    92°77°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    59%
    92°75°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    71%
    83°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    81%
    90°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    66%
    86°74°
The Woodlands, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
137° · backing 23°
Direction
SE
137°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
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 10 · pk 26 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 23° from the se.
The Woodlands, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.5
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.66 inHg
Now
1004.5
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
The Woodlands, TX
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.0 μg/m³
PM 10
16.6 μg/m³
NO₂
6.5 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
The Woodlands, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:02 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
The Woodlands, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 AM
Moonset
1:31 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
The Woodlands, 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 Woodlands at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • 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.

ZIP codes in The Woodlands

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.