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Weather in Kemah, Texas

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

Kemah, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:10 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
92%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Kemah, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
12a
70°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
70°
5a
70°
6a
70°
7a
74°
8a
77°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
81°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
76°
8p
74°
9p
74°
10p
73°
11p
L 70°H 82°
Kemah, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    84°76°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    84°76°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    53%
    87°77°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    53%
    85°72°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    50%
    87°74°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    86°75°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    59%
    78°71°
Kemah, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
139° · backing 11°
Direction
SE
139°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 11
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 11 · pk 28 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 11° from the se.
Kemah, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.0
+1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.85 inHg
Now
1011.0
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Kemah, TX
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.2 μg/m³
PM 10
11.0 μg/m³
NO₂
7.2 μg/m³
Ozone
71.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Kemah, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:02 AM
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Daylight
13h 40m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kemah, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 AM
Moonset
1:27 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Kemah, 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 →

Kemah at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 12 (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 Kemah

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.