Weather in Ector, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ector, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
65%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Ector, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
11p
74°
12a
73°
1a
75°
2a
76°
3a
73°
4a
73°
5a
71°
6a
70°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
74°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
82°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
86°
5p
84°
15%
6p
82°
7p
81°
8p
76°
9p
80°
10p
Ector, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast16%88°71°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle15%90°73°
- MondayMay 18Overcast24%91°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm53%85°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers51%80°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle52%76°66°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle44%83°66°
Ector, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ector, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 14°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 16
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
Ector, TX
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ector, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:57 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ector, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:38 AM
- Moonset
- 1:44 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ector, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ector at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 8 (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.