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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
L 68°H 87°
Rusk, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    86°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    11%
    87°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    88°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    58%
    87°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    73%
    84°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    71%
    81°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    57%
    83°68°
Rusk, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 11 · pk 32 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 25° from the s.
Rusk, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.9
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.9
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990995
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Rusk

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.