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Weather in Skellytown, Texas

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

Skellytown, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:33 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
11%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Skellytown, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
9p
78°
10p
75°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
67°
7a
71°
8a
76°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
88°
12p
93°
1p
96°
2p
97°
3p
98°
4p
96°
5p
98°
6p
95°
7p
90°
8p
L 67°H 98°
Skellytown, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    97°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    93°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    91°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    78°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    53%
    70°54°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    73%
    74°59°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    29%
    70°57°
Skellytown, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
181° · veering 9°
Direction
S
181°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 16
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 16 · pk 42 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 9° from the s.
Skellytown, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
890.5
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 26.30 inHg
Now
890.5
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-5.6
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 890896
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Skellytown, TX
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.8 μg/m³
PM 10
4.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.7 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Skellytown, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:12 AM
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Skellytown, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 AM
Moonset
2:11 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Skellytown, 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 →

Skellytown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (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 Skellytown

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.