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Weather in Itasca, Texas

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

Itasca, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:58 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
70%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Itasca, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
11p
73°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
67°
7a
69°
8a
71°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
79°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
78°
15%
9p
76°
10%
10p
L 66°H 83°
Itasca, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    10%
    84°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    84°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    87°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    87°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    49%
    73°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    57%
    81°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    83°64°
Itasca, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
168° · steady
Direction
SSE
168°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 15
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
avg 15 · pk 36 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Itasca, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.3
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.04 inHg
Now
983.3
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Itasca, TX
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.1 μg/m³
PM 10
10.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Itasca, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:04 AM
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Itasca, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 AM
Moonset
1:44 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Itasca, 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 →

Itasca at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 28 (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 Itasca

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.