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Weather in Vanderbilt, Texas

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

Vanderbilt, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 6:01 AM
79
°
Thunderstorm
Feels like
84°
Humidity
93%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Vanderbilt, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
1a
71°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
71°
5a
72°
6a
72°
7a
77°
8a
80°
9a
82°
10a
85°
11a
86°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
83°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
80°
8p
79°
9p
77°
10p
75°
11p
75°
12a
L 71°H 88°
Vanderbilt, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    87°77°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    88°77°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    91°77°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    52%
    89°74°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    88°74°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    65%
    86°70°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    88°75°
Vanderbilt, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
158° · veering 45°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
32
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 32 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Vanderbilt, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.3
+1.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.3
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Vanderbilt, TX
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
8.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Vanderbilt, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:10 AM
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Daylight
13h 38m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Vanderbilt, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 AM
Moonset
1:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Vanderbilt, 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 →

Vanderbilt at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 8 (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 Vanderbilt

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.