Weather in Childress, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Childress, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
57%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Childress, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
10%
10p
72°
11p
71°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
71°
3a
72°
4a
73°
5a
73°
6a
75°
7a
76°
8a
81°
9a
86°
10a
89°
11a
94°
12p
97°
1p
99°
2p
101°
3p
101°
4p
101°
5p
99°
6p
95°
7p
80°
22%
8p
80°
18%
9p
Childress, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—98°69°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—94°71°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—98°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast16%83°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle51%73°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle59%84°62°
- FridayMay 22Showers47%87°62°
Childress, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Childress, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
179° · steady
Direction
S
179°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
43
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 19
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
Childress, TX
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Childress, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:11 AM
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Childress, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:51 AM
- Moonset
- 2:04 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Childress, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Childress at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (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.