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Weather in Red Oak, Texas

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

Red Oak, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:49 AM
76
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
62%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Red Oak, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
11p
75°
12a
75°
1a
72°
2a
72°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
67°
7a
69°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
74°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
80°
10%
6p
81°
7p
79°
8p
78°
13%
9p
79°
15%
10p
L 67°H 85°
Red Oak, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    16%
    87°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    86°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    89°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    87°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    53%
    78°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    80°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    54%
    83°65°
Red Oak, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
166° · backing 9°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 14
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 14 · pk 37 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 9° from the sse.
Red Oak, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Red Oak, TX
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.2 μg/m³
PM 10
11.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Red Oak, 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.
Red Oak, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 AM
Moonset
1:43 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Red Oak, 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 →

Red Oak at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 2 (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 Red Oak

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.