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Weather in Waelder, Texas

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

Waelder, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:59 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
88%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Waelder, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
11p
71°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
71°
3a
72°
4a
72°
5a
71°
6a
71°
7a
72°
8a
74°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
80°
8p
78°
9p
76°
10p
L 70°H 90°
Waelder, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    88°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    90°76°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    90°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    90°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    53%
    76°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Thunderstorm
    69%
    84°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    63%
    86°72°
Waelder, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
149° · veering 27°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 11
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 11 · pk 28 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Waelder, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993999
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Waelder, TX
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.4 μg/m³
PM 10
9.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
66.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Waelder, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:11 AM
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Daylight
13h 40m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waelder, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 AM
Moonset
1:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Waelder, 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 →

Waelder at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 13 (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 Waelder

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.