Weather in Big Lake, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Lake, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:06 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
58%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:48 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Big Lake, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
12a
78°
1a
77°
2a
77°
3a
75°
4a
74°
5a
73°
6a
73°
7a
72°
13%
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
76°
11a
81°
12p
80°
1p
83°
18%
2p
85°
11%
3p
86°
4p
87°
5p
88°
6p
88°
7p
85°
8p
81°
9p
79°
10p
77°
11p
Big Lake, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm—97°68°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—97°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm39%94°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers79%87°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Thunderstorm79%79°63°
- FridayMay 22Overcast45%91°63°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast24%89°63°
Big Lake, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Big Lake, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
174° · steady
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
36
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 17
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Big Lake, TX
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Big Lake, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:24 AM
Sunrise
6:48 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Big Lake, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:06 PM
- Moonset
- 2:00 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Big Lake, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Big Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 22 (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.