Weather in Ben Bolt, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ben Bolt, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:59 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
86%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Ben Bolt, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
11p
74°
12a
72°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
72°
8a
77°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
90°
1p
93°
2p
94°
3p
94°
4p
93°
5p
89°
6p
86°
7p
82°
8p
79°
9p
78°
10p
Ben Bolt, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—91°69°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm10%95°77°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—95°77°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle30%96°77°
- WednesdayMay 20Thunderstorm37%94°76°
- ThursdayMay 21Thunderstorm63%89°75°
- FridayMay 22Overcast55%95°74°
Ben Bolt, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ben Bolt, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
140° · veering 13°
Direction
SE
140°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 15
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
Ben Bolt, TX
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 66.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ben Bolt, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:18 AM
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Daylight
13h 33m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ben Bolt, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:02 PM
- Moonset
- 1:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ben Bolt, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ben Bolt at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 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.