Weather in Bay City, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bay City, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:14 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
92%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Bay City, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
12a
71°
1a
71°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
70°
5a
70°
6a
71°
7a
75°
8a
79°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
76°
10p
75°
11p
Bay City, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm11%86°78°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm10%88°77°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast44%92°77°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle53%90°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle53%91°73°
- FridayMay 22Overcast67%90°75°
- SaturdayMay 23Showers55%81°69°
Bay City, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Bay City, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
146° · veering 6°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 13
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
Bay City, TX
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bay City, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:07 AM
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Daylight
13h 39m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bay City, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:50 AM
- Moonset
- 1:30 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bay City, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Bay City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 9 (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.