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Weather in La Porte, Texas

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

La Porte, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:05 AM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
89%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
La Porte, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
71°
5a
71°
6a
71°
7a
75°
8a
79°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
85°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
77°
9p
75°
10p
75°
11p
L 71°H 86°
La Porte, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    85°77°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    26%
    86°77°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    55%
    88°77°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    55%
    86°72°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    55%
    87°74°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    86°75°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    57%
    78°71°
La Porte, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
146° · backing 39°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 12
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 12 · pk 29 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 39° from the se.
La Porte, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.9
+1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.85 inHg
Now
1010.9
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-1.5
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.
La Porte, 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
La Porte, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:02 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
La Porte, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 AM
Moonset
1:27 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
La Porte, 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 Porte at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 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 La Porte

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.