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Weather in Santa Fe, Texas

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

Santa Fe, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
91%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Santa Fe, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
11p
71°
12a
71°
1a
71°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
71°
5a
71°
6a
71°
7a
75°
8a
78°
9a
79°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
82°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
76°
8p
75°
9p
75°
10p
L 71°H 82°
Santa Fe, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    83°77°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    84°77°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    55%
    87°76°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    55%
    86°74°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    50%
    87°74°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    86°75°
Santa Fe, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
134° · backing 8°
Direction
SE
134°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 11
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 11 · pk 28 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 8° from the se.
Santa Fe, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.7
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.85 inHg
Now
1010.7
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Santa Fe, TX
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.0 μg/m³
PM 10
12.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Santa Fe, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:02 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
13h 39m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Santa Fe, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 AM
Moonset
1:27 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Santa Fe, 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 →

Santa Fe at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 11 (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 Santa Fe

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.