Weather in Santa Cruz, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Santa Cruz, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
85
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
67%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:47 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Santa Cruz, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
90°
8p
84°
9p
80°
10p
78°
11p
76°
12a
75°
1a
75°
2a
73°
3a
73°
4a
72°
5a
72°
6a
72°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
82°
10a
86°
11a
91°
12p
94°
1p
96°
2p
98°
3p
98°
4p
97°
5p
94°
6p
90°
7p
Santa Cruz, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—96°76°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—98°79°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm24%101°79°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm37%98°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle37%97°76°
- ThursdayMay 21Thunderstorm57%93°78°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle57%96°74°
Santa Cruz, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Santa Cruz, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
134° · veering 7°
Direction
SE
134°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 14
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
Santa Cruz, TX
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Santa Cruz, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:24 AM
Sunrise
6:47 AM
Daylight
13h 28m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Santa Cruz, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:08 PM
- Moonset
- 1:35 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Santa Cruz, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Santa Cruz at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 85°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: January 24 (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.