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Weather in Monahans, Texas

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

Monahans, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:54 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
48%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
6:54 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Monahans, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
88°
9p
89°
10p
85°
11p
84°
12a
81°
1a
78°
2a
76°
3a
74°
4a
72°
5a
73°
6a
71°
7a
74°
8a
77°
9a
81°
10a
87°
11a
86°
12p
90°
1p
93°
2p
95°
3p
96°
4p
97°
5p
93°
6p
93°
7p
90°
8p
L 71°H 97°
Monahans, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    100°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    97°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    97°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    93°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    57%
    92°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    56%
    85°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    23%
    91°69°
Monahans, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · steady
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
35
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 12
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 37 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 20 mph with gusts pulsing to 35 — flags snap, branches bend.
Monahans, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
911.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 26.93 inHg
Now
911.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-5.4
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 910918
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Monahans, TX
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.4 μg/m³
PM 10
17.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Monahans, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:29 AM
Sunrise
6:54 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Monahans, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:11 PM
Moonset
2:07 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Monahans, 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 →

Monahans at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 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 Monahans

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.