Weather in Palestine, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palestine, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:43 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
64%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Palestine, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
8p
78°
9p
76°
10p
75°
11p
74°
12a
73°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
70°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
84°
5p
81°
6p
82°
7p
Palestine, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast10%87°69°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle13%87°72°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle32%88°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers58%90°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers70%81°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle68%79°67°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle57%80°68°
Palestine, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Palestine, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
151° · backing 45°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 11
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
Palestine, TX
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Palestine, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:59 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Palestine, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:41 AM
- Moonset
- 1:36 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Palestine, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Palestine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 26 (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.