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Weather in Salado, Texas

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

Salado, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:30 AM
77
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
69%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Salado, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
8p
77°
9p
75°
10p
73°
11p
71°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
69°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
75°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
82°
7p
L 69°H 83°
Salado, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    18%
    84°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    85°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    89°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    89°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    61%
    74°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    62%
    81°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    84°64°
Salado, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 11°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 13
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 13 · pk 38 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 11° from the sse.
Salado, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.5
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 29.13 inHg
Now
986.5
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Salado, TX
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
9.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Salado, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:09 AM
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Salado, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 AM
Moonset
1:42 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Salado, 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 →

Salado at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 21 (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 Salado

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.