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Weather in Smithville, Texas

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

Smithville, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
73%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Smithville, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
8p
76°
9p
74°
10p
72°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
71°
4a
72°
5a
72°
6a
71°
7a
71°
8a
74°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
86°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
L 69°H 88°
Smithville, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    11%
    88°75°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    12%
    92°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    89°75°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    66%
    77°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Thunderstorm
    71%
    83°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    83°71°
Smithville, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · veering 23°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 9
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 9 · pk 29 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 23° from the sse.
Smithville, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 29.44 inHg
Now
997.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Smithville, TX
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
12.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Smithville, 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 41m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Smithville, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 AM
Moonset
1:37 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Smithville, 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 →

Smithville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 15 (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 Smithville

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.