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Weather in Porter Heights, Texas

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Porter Heights, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
83%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Porter Heights, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
70°
5a
70°
6a
70°
7a
73°
8a
76°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
79°
8p
77°
9p
L 70°H 88°
Porter Heights, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°73°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    86°75°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    88°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    59%
    90°75°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    63%
    86°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    68%
    87°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    73%
    83°73°
Porter Heights, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
141° · backing 17°
Direction
SE
141°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 28 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 17° from the se.
Porter Heights, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.5
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.5
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Porter Heights, TX
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.2 μg/m³
PM 10
13.5 μg/m³
NO₂
7.5 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Porter Heights, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:02 AM
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Porter Heights, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 AM
Moonset
1:30 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Porter Heights, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Porter Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 16 (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.

ZIP codes in Porter Heights

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.