Weather in Santa Rita Ranch, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:10 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
79%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
12a
73°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
69°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
84°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
86°
6p
86°
7p
84°
8p
81°
9p
78°
10p
76°
11p
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm13%87°74°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm27%90°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm52%90°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers52%76°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle62%82°67°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle62%84°64°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle35%85°65°
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
166° · backing 5°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 15
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 Rita Ranch, TX
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 72.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:10 AM
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:53 AM
- Moonset
- 1:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Santa Rita Ranch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 19 (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.