Weather in Santa Monica, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Santa Monica, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
84%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Santa Monica, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
11p
73°
12a
73°
11%
1a
72°
10%
2a
72°
11%
3a
71°
4a
70°
5a
70°
6a
70°
7a
73°
8a
79°
9a
82°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
83°
7p
80°
8p
77°
9p
76°
10p
Santa Monica, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—90°73°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—92°78°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—94°77°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm15%95°76°
- WednesdayMay 20Thunderstorm28%95°78°
- ThursdayMay 21Thunderstorm52%90°77°
- FridayMay 22Thunderstorm50%93°76°
Santa Monica, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Santa Monica, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
147° · veering 11°
Direction
SSE
147°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 14
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
Santa Monica, TX
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Santa Monica, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:19 AM
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Daylight
13h 28m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Santa Monica, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:03 PM
- Moonset
- 1:30 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Santa Monica, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Santa Monica at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.