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Weather in Rockport, Texas

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

Rockport, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
93%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Rockport, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
10p
74°
11p
73°
12a
73°
1a
73°
2a
73°
3a
73°
4a
73°
5a
74°
14%
6a
73°
7a
75°
8a
78°
9a
79°
10a
80°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
77°
9p
L 73°H 84°
Rockport, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    83°73°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    84°77°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    85°77°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    33%
    86°79°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    50%
    86°79°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    84°78°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    85°79°
Rockport, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
140° · steady
Direction
SE
140°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 13
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 13 · pk 28 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the se.
Rockport, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.0
+0.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.0
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Rockport, TX
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
12.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rockport, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:13 AM
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Daylight
13h 34m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rockport, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:57 AM
Moonset
1:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rockport, 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 →

Rockport at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 3 (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 Rockport

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.