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Weather in Lockney, Texas

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

Lockney, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
35%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Lockney, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
11%
9p
79°
10p
78°
11p
78°
12a
75°
1a
75°
2a
73°
3a
73°
4a
71°
5a
71°
6a
69°
7a
73°
8a
76°
9a
81°
10a
88°
11a
93°
12p
96°
1p
98°
2p
98°
3p
98°
4p
97°
5p
86°
15%
6p
86°
22%
7p
86°
19%
8p
L 69°H 98°
Lockney, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    10%
    99°65°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    97°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    92°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    81°50°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    69°57°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    62%
    81°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    40%
    84°59°
Lockney, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · steady
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
38
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 17
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
avg 17 · pk 42 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 38 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lockney, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
893.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 26.38 inHg
Now
893.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-4.5
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 892898
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lockney, TX
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.6 μg/m³
PM 10
3.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lockney, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:16 AM
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lockney, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:57 AM
Moonset
2:07 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lockney, 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 →

Lockney at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (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 Lockney

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.