Weather in Elgin, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elgin, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:58 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
84%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Elgin, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
71°
4a
71°
5a
70°
6a
70°
7a
71°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
81°
6p
81°
7p
79°
8p
77°
9p
76°
10p
Elgin, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast11%84°68°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm11%87°74°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm14%87°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle57%91°75°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers54%77°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Thunderstorm64%79°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle64%86°68°
Elgin, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Elgin, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
168° · veering 14°
Direction
SSE
168°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 11
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
Elgin, TX
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 68.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elgin, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:09 AM
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elgin, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:52 AM
- Moonset
- 1:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Elgin, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Elgin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 17 (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.