Weather in Elkhart, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elkhart, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:01 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
79%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Elkhart, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
66°
6a
68°
7a
70°
8a
72°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
82°
6p
82°
7p
80°
8p
79°
9p
77°
10p
76°
11p
Elkhart, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Light Drizzle14%88°73°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm20%90°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers59%88°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers74%80°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle63%78°67°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle61%80°68°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle46%74°69°
Elkhart, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Elkhart, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
167° · veering 5°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
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
Elkhart, TX
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elkhart, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:59 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elkhart, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:41 AM
- Moonset
- 1:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Elkhart, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Elkhart at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.