Weather in Dawson, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dawson, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:41 AM
78
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
63%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Dawson, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
8p
77°
9p
75°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
67°
5a
67°
6a
68°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
75°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
84°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
Dawson, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy11%87°69°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle13%86°72°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle33%91°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm54%89°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers64%78°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle68%81°65°
- FridayMay 22Thunderstorm54%82°65°
Dawson, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Dawson, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
162° · steady
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 12
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
Dawson, TX
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dawson, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:03 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dawson, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:41 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Dawson, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Dawson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 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
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.