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Weather in Pettus, Texas

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

Pettus, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:38 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
80%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Pettus, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
8p
78°
9p
75°
10p
74°
11p
73°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
71°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
67°
7a
72°
8a
77°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
84°
7p
L 67°H 91°
Pettus, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    88°66°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    89°76°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    95°77°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    95°76°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    41%
    91°73°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    88°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    89°74°
Pettus, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
140° · backing 14°
Direction
SE
140°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 12
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 12 · pk 31 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the se.
Pettus, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.5
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.40 inHg
Now
995.5
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995999
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pettus, TX
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
12.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pettus, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:15 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
13h 36m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pettus, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:58 AM
Moonset
1:36 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Pettus, 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 →

Pettus at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 7 (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 Pettus

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.