Weather in Cottonwood, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cottonwood, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:45 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
59%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Cottonwood, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
8p
80°
9p
78°
10p
79°
11p
76°
12a
76°
1a
73°
2a
72°
3a
71°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
70°
8a
72°
9a
75°
10a
75°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
Cottonwood, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—88°70°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle11%87°73°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle33%90°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm52%88°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers57%83°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle65%80°68°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle48%86°69°
Cottonwood, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Cottonwood, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
161° · backing 25°
Direction
SSE
161°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 13
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Cottonwood, TX
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cottonwood, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:00 AM
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cottonwood, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:42 AM
- Moonset
- 1:41 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Cottonwood, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Cottonwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 2 (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.