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Weather in Dickens, Texas

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

Dickens, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
48%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Dickens, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
88°
15%
9p
83°
16%
10p
82°
11p
79°
12a
85°
1a
79°
2a
76°
3a
75°
4a
76°
5a
76°
6a
74°
7a
76°
8a
80°
9a
83°
10a
89°
11a
90°
12p
94°
1p
97°
2p
97°
3p
97°
4p
100°
5p
98°
6p
92°
7p
81°
24%
8p
L 74°H 100°
Dickens, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    98°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    95°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    95°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    81°53°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    71°60°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    75%
    82°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    93°61°
Dickens, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · steady
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
40
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 15
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
avg 15 · pk 40
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 21 mph with gusts pulsing to 40 — flags snap, branches bend.
Dickens, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
916.7
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 27.07 inHg
Now
916.7
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 916921
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dickens, TX
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Dickens, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:15 AM
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dickens, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 AM
Moonset
2:04 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Dickens, 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 →

Dickens at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 9 (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 Dickens

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.