Weather in Rock Island, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rock Island, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
83%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Rock Island, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
71°
8a
76°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
78°
9p
76°
10p
Rock Island, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°69°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—89°76°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm18%89°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast51%94°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers51%84°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers68%86°68°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle72%89°72°
Rock Island, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Rock Island, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
146° · veering 26°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 12
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Rock Island, TX
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rock Island, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:08 AM
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Daylight
13h 40m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rock Island, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:51 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rock Island, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rock Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 12 (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.