Weather in Plains, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plains, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
9%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:50 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Plains, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
10%
9p
79°
10p
75°
11p
74°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
72°
3a
70°
4a
68°
5a
66°
6a
65°
7a
68°
8a
77°
9a
84°
10a
86°
11a
89°
12p
92°
1p
93°
2p
94°
3p
94°
4p
90°
5p
86°
19%
6p
88°
7p
86°
8p
Plains, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—96°62°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—94°66°
- MondayMay 18Clear—89°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers51%85°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers51%85°61°
- FridayMay 22Overcast29%90°63°
Plains, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Plains, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
202° · veering 16°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 13
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Plains, TX
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 115.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Plains, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:24 AM
Sunrise
6:50 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Plains, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:05 PM
- Moonset
- 2:10 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Plains, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Plains at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 6 (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.