Weather in Driftwood, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Driftwood, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
75
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
76°
Humidity
81%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Driftwood, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
70°
4a
71°
5a
71°
6a
69°
7a
71°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
88°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
82°
8p
79°
9p
77°
10p
74°
11p
Driftwood, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm14%89°74°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm13%90°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm56%91°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers56%78°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle68%81°68°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle68%85°65°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Showers49%85°65°
Driftwood, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Driftwood, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
160° · backing 11°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
32
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Driftwood, TX
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 68.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Driftwood, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:13 AM
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Driftwood, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:55 AM
- Moonset
- 1:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Driftwood, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Driftwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 16 (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.