Weather in Ames, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ames, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
76
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
89%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Ames, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
11p
71°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
69°
6a
70°
7a
73°
8a
76°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
82°
12p
82°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
74°
9p
73°
10p
Ames, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm19%84°75°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm24%84°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle54%89°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers66%88°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers64%87°72°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle72%85°73°
Ames, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ames, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
156° · veering 9°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Ames, TX
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ames, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:00 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ames, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:42 AM
- Moonset
- 1:27 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ames, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ames at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 15 (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.