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Weather in Bluff Dale, Texas

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

Bluff Dale, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:58 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
70%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Bluff Dale, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
66°
6a
65°
7a
69°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
84°
3p
87°
4p
83°
12%
5p
80°
6p
81°
17%
7p
79°
11%
8p
78°
9p
78°
17%
10p
78°
15%
11p
L 65°H 87°
Bluff Dale, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    84°73°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    91°73°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    87°70°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    54%
    85°68°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    61%
    81°64°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    84°69°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    88°68°
Bluff Dale, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · veering 26°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 15
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 15 · pk 38 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 34 — flags snap, branches bend.
Bluff Dale, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.8
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.76 inHg
Now
973.8
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974979
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bluff Dale, TX
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
9.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bluff Dale, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:07 AM
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bluff Dale, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:49 AM
Moonset
1:48 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bluff Dale, 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 →

Bluff Dale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 1 (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 Bluff Dale

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.