Weather in Detroit, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Detroit, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
66%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Detroit, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
9p
71°
10p
70°
11p
69°
12a
68°
1a
67°
2a
67°
3a
67°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
66°
7a
69°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
80°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
79°
8p
Detroit, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast10%85°71°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm14%88°70°
- MondayMay 18Overcast32%90°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm55%84°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers60%85°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers52%73°65°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle42%80°64°
Detroit, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Detroit, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
145° · backing 37°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
Detroit, TX
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Detroit, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:53 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Detroit, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:33 AM
- Moonset
- 1:40 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Detroit, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Detroit at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (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.