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Weather in McDade, Texas

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

McDade, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
77
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
80°
Humidity
71%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
McDade, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
9p
75°
10p
73°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
71°
4a
71°
5a
72°
6a
70°
7a
71°
8a
74°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
82°
6p
83°
7p
79°
8p
L 69°H 87°
McDade, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    88°74°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    90°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    90°75°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    66%
    76°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Thunderstorm
    70%
    81°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    63%
    84°69°
McDade, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · backing 18°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
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 11 · pk 27 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 18° from the sse.
McDade, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.2
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.24 inHg
Now
990.2
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990994
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
McDade, TX
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
12.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
McDade, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:09 AM
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
McDade, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 AM
Moonset
1:39 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
McDade, 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 →

McDade at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 17 (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 McDade

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.