Weather in Poetry, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Poetry, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:58 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
57%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Poetry, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
10p
80°
11p
78°
12a
77°
1a
75°
2a
74°
3a
72°
4a
72°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
69°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
74°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
87°
2p
90°
3p
88°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
84°
10%
7p
83°
8p
80°
9p
Poetry, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast16%88°71°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm11%89°72°
- MondayMay 18Overcast22%91°77°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm48%87°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers58%81°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle60%77°67°
- FridayMay 22Thunderstorm49%85°67°
Poetry, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Poetry, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 44°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 14
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Poetry, TX
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Poetry, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:59 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Poetry, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:40 AM
- Moonset
- 1:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Poetry, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Poetry at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 4 (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.