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Weather in Little Elm, Texas

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

Little Elm, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
55%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Little Elm, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
10p
78°
11p
76°
12a
74°
1a
75°
2a
75°
3a
74°
4a
72°
5a
71°
6a
70°
7a
71°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
76°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
86°
2p
89°
3p
85°
4p
86°
5p
81°
16%
6p
81°
7p
83°
16%
8p
77°
16%
9p
L 70°H 89°
Little Elm, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    16%
    87°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    90°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    86°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    52%
    78°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    56%
    78°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    83°68°
Little Elm, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · steady
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 16
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 16 · pk 31 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Little Elm, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.7
+0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.23 inHg
Now
989.7
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988994
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Little Elm, 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
Little Elm, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:01 AM
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Little Elm, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 AM
Moonset
1:46 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Little Elm, 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 →

Little Elm at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°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 Little Elm

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.