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Weather in Prairie View, Texas

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

Prairie View, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:54 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
80%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Prairie View, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
9p
75°
10p
73°
11p
72°
12a
72°
1a
69°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
70°
7a
71°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
79°
8p
L 69°H 87°
Prairie View, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    88°76°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    88°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    91°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    70%
    83°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    80%
    85°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    65%
    87°72°
Prairie View, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
144° · backing 24°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
avg 11 · pk 28 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 24° from the se.
Prairie View, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.7
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.7
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Prairie View, TX
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.6 μg/m³
PM 10
15.3 μg/m³
NO₂
3.6 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Prairie View, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:04 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Prairie View, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 AM
Moonset
1:33 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Prairie View, 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 →

Prairie View at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°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 Prairie View

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.