Weather in Fort Bliss, Texas
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Fort Bliss, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
6%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
Fort Bliss, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
11p
81°
12a
79°
1a
78°
2a
76°
3a
76°
4a
75°
5a
77°
6a
75°
7a
80°
8a
83°
9a
84°
10a
86°
11a
88°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
91°
6p
89°
7p
86°
8p
82°
9p
80°
10p
Fort Bliss, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—91°71°
- SundayMay 17Clear—89°64°
- MondayMay 18Clear—87°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—89°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—86°70°
- FridayMay 22Mostly Clear—87°67°
Fort Bliss, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Fort Bliss, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
235° · veering 25°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Fort Bliss, TX
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 74.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 111.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Bliss, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:42 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
7:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Bliss, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:25 PM
- Moonset
- 2:21 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fort Bliss, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Fort Bliss at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 26 (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.