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Weather in La Esperanza, Texas

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

La Esperanza, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
78%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:47 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
La Esperanza, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
12a
75°
1a
74°
2a
73°
3a
72°
4a
71°
5a
71°
6a
71°
7a
74°
8a
77°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
89°
12p
92°
1p
94°
2p
96°
3p
97°
4p
97°
5p
94°
6p
91°
7p
87°
8p
83°
9p
80°
10p
78°
11p
L 71°H 97°
La Esperanza, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    99°78°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    100°77°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    25%
    99°73°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    30%
    97°76°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    92°77°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    95°73°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    97°73°
La Esperanza, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
128° · steady
Direction
SE
128°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
32
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 32 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
La Esperanza, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.5
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.40 inHg
Now
995.5
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9951001
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
La Esperanza, TX
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.0 μg/m³
PM 10
12.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
71.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
La Esperanza, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:24 AM
Sunrise
6:47 AM
Daylight
13h 29m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
La Esperanza, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:09 PM
Moonset
1:35 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
La Esperanza, 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 →

La Esperanza at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 25 (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 La Esperanza

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.