Weather in Fort Hood, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Hood, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
75°
Humidity
69%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Fort Hood, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
11p
73°
12a
71°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
70°
8a
72°
9a
75°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
82°
2p
82°
11%
3p
84°
4p
82°
5p
80°
6p
81°
7p
79°
8p
77°
9p
76°
10p
Fort Hood, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast16%86°69°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm15%85°73°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm26%89°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm56%88°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers50%72°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers63%80°66°
- FridayMay 22Thunderstorm63%83°63°
Fort Hood, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fort Hood, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
163° · backing 7°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 14
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
Fort Hood, TX
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Hood, 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 46m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Hood, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:51 AM
- Moonset
- 1:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fort Hood, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fort Hood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 22 (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.