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
South Padre Island, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—80°79°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—80°80°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—81°80°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm10%82°78°
- WednesdayMay 20Thunderstorm35%82°79°
- ThursdayMay 21Thunderstorm31%82°79°
- FridayMay 22Thunderstorm39%83°80°
South Padre Island, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
South Padre Island, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.