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Weather in Bowie, Texas

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

Bowie, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:54 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
65%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Bowie, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
10p
76°
11p
74°
12a
75°
1a
74°
2a
72°
3a
72°
4a
72°
5a
71°
6a
71°
7a
72°
8a
74°
9a
75°
10a
79°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
84°
12%
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
80°
8p
77°
9p
L 71°H 88°
Bowie, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    86°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    84°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    90°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    54%
    78°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    54%
    70°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    76°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    84°63°
Bowie, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 26°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 18
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
avg 18 · pk 35 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Bowie, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.2
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.56 inHg
Now
967.2
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966971
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bowie, TX
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.1 μg/m³
PM 10
8.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bowie, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:04 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
1:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bowie, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 AM
Moonset
1:51 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bowie, 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 →

Bowie at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (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.

ZIP codes in Bowie

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.