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Weather in Penelope, Texas

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

Penelope, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
74%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Penelope, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
67°
5a
67°
6a
68°
7a
70°
8a
71°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
75°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
81°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
79°
7p
78°
8p
78°
9p
77°
13%
10p
L 67°H 81°
Penelope, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    11%
    84°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    85°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    87°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    61%
    89°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    56%
    75°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    81°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    57%
    84°66°
Penelope, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
170° · backing 8°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
35
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 35 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 8° from the s.
Penelope, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987993
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Penelope, TX
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
11.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Penelope, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:04 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Penelope, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 AM
Moonset
1:42 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Penelope, 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 →

Penelope at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 26 (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 Penelope

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.