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Weather in Kemp, Texas

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

Kemp, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
61%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Kemp, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
9p
81°
10p
79°
11p
78°
12a
76°
1a
74°
2a
72°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
71°
8a
73°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
84°
12p
85°
10%
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
88°
6p
83°
7p
83°
8p
L 68°H 88°
Kemp, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    11%
    89°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    89°74°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    33%
    91°77°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    89°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    60%
    81°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    80°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    85°68°
Kemp, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
157° · backing 27°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 13
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 13 · pk 35 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 27° from the sse.
Kemp, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.8
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.41 inHg
Now
995.8
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9951000
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kemp, TX
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.9 μg/m³
PM 10
12.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Kemp, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:00 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kemp, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 AM
Moonset
1:40 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Kemp, 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 →

Kemp at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 2 (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 Kemp

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.