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Weather in Gatesville, Texas

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

Gatesville, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:41 AM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
77°
Humidity
66%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Gatesville, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
9p
75°
10p
73°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
67°
6a
67°
7a
69°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
79°
8p
L 67°H 83°
Gatesville, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    85°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    82°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    88°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    89°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    57%
    75°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    61%
    79°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    83°63°
Gatesville, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
144° · backing 27°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
31
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 31 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 27° from the se.
Gatesville, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.4
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.4
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gatesville, TX
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
9.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Gatesville, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:08 AM
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gatesville, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 AM
Moonset
1:44 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Gatesville, 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 →

Gatesville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 24 (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 Gatesville

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.