Weather in Lancaster, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lancaster, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:36 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
62%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Lancaster, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
8p
79°
9p
77°
10p
75°
11p
74°
12a
73°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
67°
7a
69°
8a
71°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
78°
5p
80°
11%
6p
80°
7p
Lancaster, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast16%86°69°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm12%83°72°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle22%90°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm52%88°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers52%80°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle66%80°68°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers47%83°67°
Lancaster, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Lancaster, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
156° · backing 55°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 12
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Lancaster, TX
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lancaster, 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 52m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lancaster, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:43 AM
- Moonset
- 1:43 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lancaster, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lancaster at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 3 (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.