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Weather in Quintana, Texas

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

Quintana, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
92%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Quintana, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
12a
74°
1a
74°
2a
75°
3a
75°
4a
74°
5a
73°
6a
73°
7a
75°
8a
77°
9a
78°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
82°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
76°
10p
75°
11p
L 73°H 83°
Quintana, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    82°77°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    83°77°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    88°77°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    57%
    87°77°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    44%
    88°76°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    58%
    87°78°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Heavy Drizzle
    52%
    79°70°
Quintana, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
141° · backing 5°
Direction
SE
141°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 16
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
avg 16 · pk 32 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Quintana, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.6
+1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.6
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Quintana, TX
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.3 μg/m³
PM 10
20.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Quintana, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:04 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
13h 38m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Quintana, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 AM
Moonset
1:27 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Quintana, 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 →

Quintana at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 9 (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 Quintana

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.