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Weather in Early, Texas

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

Early, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
78
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
77°
Humidity
56%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Early, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
8p
80°
9p
77°
10p
75°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
75°
10a
77°
11a
80°
11%
12p
83°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
84°
4p
80°
5p
81°
6p
80°
10%
7p
L 68°H 84°
Early, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°65°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    85°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    92°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    59%
    88°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    62%
    75°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    62%
    80°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    49%
    83°63°
Early, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
167° · steady
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
30
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 30 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sse-bound air across the harbor.
Early, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
957.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.28 inHg
Now
957.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957961
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Early, TX
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.9 μg/m³
PM 10
9.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
102.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Early, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:12 AM
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
1:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Early, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 AM
Moonset
1:50 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Early, 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 →

Early at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 25 (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 Early

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.