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Weather in Lone Star, Texas

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

Lone Star, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:54 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
79%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Lone Star, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
12a
71°
1a
71°
2a
71°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
67°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
84°
7p
81°
8p
79°
9p
80°
10p
79°
11p
L 67°H 88°
Lone Star, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    25%
    88°72°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    26%
    89°74°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    59%
    89°67°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    85°65°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    53%
    82°64°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    73°66°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    88°65°
Lone Star, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
174° · backing 40°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 9
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 9 · pk 29 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 40° from the s.
Lone Star, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.6
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.46 inHg
Now
997.6
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981003
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lone Star, TX
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.2 μg/m³
PM 10
13.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lone Star, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:53 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lone Star, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 AM
Moonset
1:35 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lone Star, 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 →

Lone Star at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 Lone Star

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.