Weather in Sanford, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sanford, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:52 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
8%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Sanford, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
11p
77°
12a
75°
1a
74°
2a
72°
3a
71°
4a
69°
5a
67°
6a
68°
7a
70°
8a
76°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
89°
12p
93°
1p
97°
2p
98°
3p
98°
4p
99°
5p
96°
6p
92°
7p
92°
8p
88°
9p
86°
10p
Sanford, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—101°69°
- SundayMay 17Clear—97°71°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—94°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—79°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers49%74°55°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers76%75°60°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle40%71°60°
Sanford, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Sanford, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 6°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 14
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Sanford, TX
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sanford, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:13 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sanford, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:52 AM
- Moonset
- 2:13 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sanford, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sanford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (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.