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Weather in La Ward, Texas

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

La Ward, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:54 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
87%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
La Ward, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
9p
75°
10p
74°
11p
74°
12a
72°
1a
72°
2a
72°
3a
71°
4a
71°
5a
72°
6a
72°
7a
76°
8a
79°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
80°
8p
L 71°H 85°
La Ward, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    85°74°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    85°77°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    86°77°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    92°77°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    89°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    57%
    91°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    59%
    89°75°
La Ward, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
146° · backing 18°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 13
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 13 · pk 29 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
La Ward, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.5
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.81 inHg
Now
1009.5
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
La Ward, TX
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.3 μg/m³
PM 10
11.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
La Ward, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:09 AM
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Daylight
13h 37m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
La Ward, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 AM
Moonset
1:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
La Ward, 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 Ward at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 8 (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 Ward

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.