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Weather in Fate, Texas

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

Fate, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:50 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
60%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Fate, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
10p
78°
11p
77°
12a
76°
1a
74°
2a
73°
3a
73°
4a
72°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
69°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
73°
11a
79°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
86°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
83°
15%
7p
83°
8p
80°
9p
L 69°H 88°
Fate, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    16%
    87°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    88°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    90°77°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    87°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    54%
    82°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    58%
    77°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    85°67°
Fate, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 33°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
35
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 35 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sse-bound air across the harbor.
Fate, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.5
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.19 inHg
Now
988.5
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-2.0
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.
Fate, TX
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.3 μg/m³
PM 10
12.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fate, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:59 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fate, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 AM
Moonset
1:43 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Fate, 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 →

Fate at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 5 (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 Fate

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.