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Weather in Booker, Texas

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

Booker, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:54 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
53%
Wind
28 mph
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Booker, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
14%
10p
74°
12%
11p
73°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
66°
6a
67°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
87°
12p
90°
1p
93°
2p
95°
3p
97°
4p
97°
5p
94°
6p
94°
7p
88°
8p
84°
9p
L 66°H 97°
Booker, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    —
    101°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    —
    95°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    —
    94°57°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    —
    75°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    45%
    75°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    71%
    75°58°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    70°58°
Booker, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°83°105°12a6a12p6pnow 77°high 97°low 66°PRECIP %
Booker, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
174° · backing 13°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
28
mph
Gust
49
mph
Peak 24h
49
avg 20
Beaufort · 6 · STRONG 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 20 · pk 49 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 28 mph with gusts pulsing to 49 — flags snap, branches bend.
Booker, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
903.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.68 inHg
Now
903.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-4.9
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 902–909
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Booker, TX
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.9 μg/m³
PM 10
5.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Booker, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:07 AM
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Booker, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 AM
Moonset
2:11 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Booker, 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 →

Booker at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 26 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

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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.