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Weather in Lyford, Texas

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

Lyford, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
80%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Lyford, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
10p
75°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
70°
6a
70°
7a
73°
8a
78°
9a
83°
10a
86°
11a
89°
12p
91°
1p
92°
2p
93°
3p
92°
4p
92°
5p
89°
6p
86°
7p
82°
8p
79°
9p
L 69°H 93°
Lyford, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    92°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    95°78°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    95°78°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    97°75°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Thunderstorm
    26%
    98°77°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    92°77°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    50%
    95°76°
Lyford, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
142° · veering 20°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
34
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 34 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 20° from the se.
Lyford, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.1
+0.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.77 inHg
Now
1008.1
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Lyford, TX
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
11.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lyford, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:20 AM
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Daylight
13h 28m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lyford, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:04 PM
Moonset
1:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lyford, 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 →

Lyford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 24 (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 Lyford

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.