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Weather in Alma, Texas

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

Alma, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:54 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
56%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Alma, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
10p
79°
11p
78°
12a
77°
1a
74°
2a
73°
3a
72°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
71°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
77°
11a
83°
12p
84°
13%
1p
88°
2p
86°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
83°
6p
84°
7p
82°
8p
82°
9p
L 69°H 88°
Alma, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    89°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    89°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    92°77°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    87°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    60%
    80°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    82°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    84°66°
Alma, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 40°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 14
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 32 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 40° from the sse.
Alma, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.3
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.33 inHg
Now
993.3
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992997
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Alma, TX
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.6 μg/m³
PM 10
13.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Alma, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:02 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alma, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 AM
Moonset
1:41 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Alma, 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 →

Alma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 1 (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 Alma

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.