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Weather in Florence, Texas

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

Florence, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
60%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Florence, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
8p
79°
9p
76°
10p
74°
11p
74°
12a
71°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
70°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
81°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
83°
7p
L 68°H 84°
Florence, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    17%
    86°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    18%
    87°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    25%
    91°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    88°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    62%
    73°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    62%
    81°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    54%
    84°64°
Florence, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · veering 5°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
40
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
avg 16 · pk 40 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 5° from the sse.
Florence, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.2
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.2
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973977
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Florence, TX
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
9.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Florence, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:10 AM
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Daylight
13h 44m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Florence, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 AM
Moonset
1:43 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Florence, 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 →

Florence at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 20 (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 Florence

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.