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Weather in Donna, Texas

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

Donna, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
72%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Donna, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
8p
81°
9p
78°
10p
76°
11p
75°
12a
75°
1a
74°
2a
73°
3a
72°
4a
71°
5a
71°
6a
71°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
82°
10a
85°
11a
88°
12p
90°
1p
91°
2p
92°
3p
92°
4p
91°
5p
89°
6p
86°
7p
L 71°H 92°
Donna, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    92°75°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    92°78°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    95°78°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    33%
    96°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Thunderstorm
    33%
    95°76°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    89°76°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    45%
    94°75°
Donna, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · veering 12°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 14
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 14 · pk 36 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Donna, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.6
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.6
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Donna, TX
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.5 μg/m³
PM 10
11.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Donna, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:21 AM
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Daylight
13h 27m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Donna, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:06 PM
Moonset
1:31 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Donna, 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 →

Donna at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 23 (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 Donna

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.