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Weather in South Padre Island, Texas

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

South Padre Island, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
91%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
South Padre Island, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
11p
79°
12a
78°
1a
78°
2a
78°
3a
78°
4a
78°
5a
79°
6a
79°
7a
79°
8a
79°
9a
79°
10a
79°
11a
79°
12p
80°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
80°
6p
80°
7p
80°
8p
80°
9p
80°
10p
L 78°H 80°
South Padre Island, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    80°79°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    80°80°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    81°80°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    82°78°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Thunderstorm
    35%
    82°79°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Thunderstorm
    31%
    82°79°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    39%
    83°80°
South Padre Island, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · veering 12°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 22
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 22 · pk 39 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
South Padre Island, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.80 inHg
Now
1009.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
South Padre Island, TX
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.5 μg/m³
PM 10
15.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
71.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
South Padre Island, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:18 AM
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Daylight
13h 27m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
South Padre Island, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:02 PM
Moonset
1:27 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
South Padre Island, 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 →

South Padre Island at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 23 (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 South Padre Island

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.