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Weather in Sylvester, Texas

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

Sylvester, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
58%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Sylvester, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
10p
86°
11p
84°
12a
83°
1a
82°
2a
80°
3a
78°
4a
78°
5a
78°
6a
75°
7a
77°
8a
80°
9a
86°
10a
87°
11a
89°
12p
90°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
92°
4p
91°
15%
5p
92°
10%
6p
87°
7p
84°
8p
86°
9p
L 75°H 92°
Sylvester, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    93°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    92°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    100°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    52%
    82°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    73%
    77°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    73%
    84°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    90°64°
Sylvester, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · veering 7°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
35
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 14
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 14 · pk 36 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 35 — flags snap, branches bend.
Sylvester, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
940.7
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.78 inHg
Now
940.7
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 939944
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sylvester, TX
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.6 μg/m³
PM 10
8.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Sylvester, 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 52m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sylvester, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 AM
Moonset
1:59 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Sylvester, 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 →

Sylvester at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 3 (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 Sylvester

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.