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Weather in Kress, Texas

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

Kress, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
33%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Kress, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
10p
72°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
67°
6a
67°
7a
67°
8a
73°
9a
79°
10a
87°
11a
93°
12p
95°
1p
96°
2p
97°
3p
97°
4p
94°
5p
88°
20%
6p
88°
21%
7p
83°
17%
8p
81°
9p
L 67°H 97°
Kress, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    99°64°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    95°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    92°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    81°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    68°57°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    55%
    79°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    32%
    82°61°
Kress, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · backing 26°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 18
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 18 · pk 42 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Kress, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
885.9
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 26.16 inHg
Now
885.9
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-4.9
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 885892
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kress, TX
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.2 μg/m³
PM 10
4.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Kress, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kress, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:57 AM
Moonset
2:09 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Kress, 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 →

Kress at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 13 (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 Kress

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.