Weather in Orchard, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orchard, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:54 AM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
81°
Humidity
87%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Orchard, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
9p
72°
10p
71°
11p
70°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
69°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
71°
8a
75°
9a
78°
10a
80°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
83°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
77°
8p
Orchard, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Showers—85°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm12%86°76°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm18%88°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast51%93°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers67%86°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle75%87°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast68%90°73°
Orchard, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Orchard, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
144° · backing 7°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Orchard, TX
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Orchard, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:05 AM
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Daylight
13h 40m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Orchard, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:48 AM
- Moonset
- 1:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Orchard, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Orchard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.