Weather in Port Lavaca, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Port Lavaca, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
91%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Port Lavaca, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
9p
76°
10p
74°
11p
74°
12a
73°
1a
73°
2a
73°
3a
72°
4a
72°
5a
72°
6a
73°
7a
76°
8a
79°
9a
82°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
84°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
80°
8p
Port Lavaca, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—87°74°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm11%87°77°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—88°78°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle50%90°77°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers52%88°76°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle54%89°76°
- FridayMay 22Overcast57%87°77°
Port Lavaca, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Port Lavaca, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
140° · backing 12°
Direction
SE
140°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 13
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
Port Lavaca, TX
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Port Lavaca, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:10 AM
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Daylight
13h 36m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Port Lavaca, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:53 AM
- Moonset
- 1:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Port Lavaca, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Port Lavaca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 7 (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.