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Weather in Orange, Texas

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

Orange, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:58 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
80°
Humidity
86%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Orange, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
11p
71°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
69°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
82°
12p
83°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
L 68°H 83°
Orange, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    84°75°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    85°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    28%
    87°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    67%
    89°73°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    58%
    86°73°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    64%
    89°73°
Orange, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · backing 11°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 9 · pk 24 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 11° from the se.
Orange, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.3
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.89 inHg
Now
1012.3
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Orange, TX
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.6 μg/m³
PM 10
15.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Orange, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:55 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Orange, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 AM
Moonset
1:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Orange, 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 →

Orange at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 16 (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 Orange

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.