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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
L 68°H 88°
Driftwood, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    89°74°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    90°74°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    91°74°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    56%
    78°67°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    68%
    81°68°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    68%
    85°65°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Showers
    49%
    85°65°
Driftwood, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 14 · pk 32 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Driftwood, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.3
+0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.68 inHg
Now
971.3
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969975
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Driftwood

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.