Weather in Rusk, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rusk, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
67%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Rusk, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
9p
76°
10p
76°
11p
75°
12a
73°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
70°
8a
72°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
Rusk, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast12%86°70°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle11%87°72°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle27%88°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle58%87°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers73%84°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers71%81°66°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle57%83°68°
Rusk, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Rusk, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
169° · backing 25°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
32
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Rusk, TX
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rusk, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:57 AM
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rusk, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:39 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rusk, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rusk at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 26 (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.