Weather in Elsa, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elsa, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
79%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:44 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Elsa, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
9p
77°
10p
75°
11p
74°
12a
74°
1a
73°
2a
72°
3a
72°
4a
71°
5a
71°
6a
71°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
82°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
82°
8p
Elsa, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—91°73°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—92°78°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—94°78°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm29%97°73°
- WednesdayMay 20Thunderstorm29%96°77°
- ThursdayMay 21Thunderstorm54%90°76°
- FridayMay 22Overcast46%96°75°
Elsa, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Elsa, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
149° · veering 12°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 13
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Elsa, TX
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 76.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elsa, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:21 AM
Sunrise
6:44 AM
Daylight
13h 28m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elsa, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:05 PM
- Moonset
- 1:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Elsa, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Elsa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 24 (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.