Weather in Sweetwater, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sweetwater, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:57 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
56%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Sweetwater, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
12a
81°
1a
78°
2a
78°
3a
78°
4a
77°
5a
76°
6a
75°
7a
76°
8a
79°
11%
9a
84°
10%
10a
88°
11a
88°
12p
89°
1p
89°
11%
2p
89°
15%
3p
90°
10%
4p
91°
13%
5p
88°
6p
87°
7p
86°
8p
81°
9p
82°
10p
80°
11p
Sweetwater, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm—92°69°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—99°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers53%83°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers74%84°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers74%76°59°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle50%87°64°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle28%89°67°
Sweetwater, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Sweetwater, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
183° · backing 14°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
39
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 18
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
Sweetwater, TX
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sweetwater, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sweetwater, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:57 AM
- Moonset
- 1:59 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sweetwater, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sweetwater at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 2 (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.