Weather in Scissors, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Scissors, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
86%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Scissors, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
11p
73°
12a
73°
1a
72°
2a
72°
3a
71°
4a
71°
5a
71°
6a
71°
7a
74°
8a
77°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
77°
9p
76°
10p
Scissors, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—88°73°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm10%90°78°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm22%91°78°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm22%96°73°
- WednesdayMay 20Thunderstorm22%96°76°
- ThursdayMay 21Thunderstorm53%89°76°
- FridayMay 22Overcast53%94°75°
Scissors, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Scissors, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
146° · veering 15°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
36
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
Scissors, TX
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 72.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Scissors, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:21 AM
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Daylight
13h 26m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Scissors, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:06 PM
- Moonset
- 1:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Scissors, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Scissors at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 23 (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.