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Weather in Palo Pinto, Texas

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

Palo Pinto, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:38 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
54%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Palo Pinto, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
8p
81°
9p
79°
10p
76°
11p
75°
12a
74°
1a
74°
2a
74°
3a
73°
4a
73°
5a
71°
6a
72°
7a
72°
13%
8a
75°
9a
78°
10a
82°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
85°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
82°
19%
5p
80°
16%
6p
76°
18%
7p
L 71°H 88°
Palo Pinto, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    88°67°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    85°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    89°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    60%
    81°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    60%
    77°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    79°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    88°63°
Palo Pinto, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
157° · veering 63°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
29
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 29 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Palo Pinto, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.3
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.65 inHg
Now
970.3
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970974
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Palo Pinto, TX
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
8.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Palo Pinto, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:07 AM
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
1:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Palo Pinto, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:49 AM
Moonset
1:51 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Palo Pinto, 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 →

Palo Pinto at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 4 (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 Palo Pinto

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.