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Weather in Nixon, Texas

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

Nixon, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:58 AM
77
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
83°
Humidity
88%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Nixon, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
12a
69°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
67°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
79°
8p
76°
9p
74°
10p
73°
11p
L 67°H 89°
Nixon, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    89°75°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    91°76°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    94°75°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    53%
    84°69°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    69%
    85°72°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Showers
    61%
    87°65°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    88°72°
Nixon, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
161° · veering 49°
Direction
SSE
161°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 10
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 10 · pk 30 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 49° from the sse.
Nixon, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.0
+0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 29.38 inHg
Now
995.0
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994999
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Nixon, TX
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
6.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
66.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Nixon, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:13 AM
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Daylight
13h 40m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nixon, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 AM
Moonset
1:38 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Nixon, 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 →

Nixon 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 Nixon

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.