Weather in Slaton, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Slaton, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
59%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Slaton, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
14%
11p
74°
12a
73°
1a
74°
2a
73°
3a
71°
4a
72°
5a
71°
6a
71°
7a
72°
8a
77°
9a
82°
10a
90°
11a
93°
12p
93°
1p
96°
2p
96°
3p
96°
4p
95°
5p
91°
6p
73°
7p
79°
27%
8p
75°
9p
72°
10p
Slaton, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—99°67°
- SundayMay 17Clear—98°68°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—93°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast10%82°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle72%71°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle72%83°60°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle35%93°61°
Slaton, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Slaton, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
184° · backing 7°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
40
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 18
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Slaton, TX
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Slaton, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:19 AM
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Slaton, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:59 AM
- Moonset
- 2:06 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Slaton, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Slaton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 8 (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.