Weather in Rochester, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rochester, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:00 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
49%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Rochester, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
19%
12a
85°
15%
1a
81°
16%
2a
85°
10%
3a
81°
4a
81°
5a
81°
6a
81°
7a
80°
8a
82°
9a
86°
10a
89°
11a
90°
12p
96°
1p
96°
2p
94°
3p
97°
4p
93°
5p
95°
6p
91°
7p
89°
8p
84°
9p
71°
27%
10p
76°
34%
11p
Rochester, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm—93°72°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm18%101°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers50%84°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers61%72°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle61%85°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle43%88°64°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle23%94°64°
Rochester, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Rochester, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
178° · veering 19°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
40
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 18
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Rochester, TX
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rochester, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:12 AM
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rochester, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:53 AM
- Moonset
- 1:59 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rochester, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rochester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 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.