Weather in Sparks, Texas
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sparks, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:01 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
6%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
7:55 PM
Sparks, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
11p
80°
12a
77°
1a
74°
2a
73°
3a
73°
4a
73°
5a
74°
6a
72°
7a
76°
8a
81°
9a
85°
10a
87°
11a
88°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
92°
4p
92°
5p
91°
6p
89°
7p
86°
8p
84°
9p
81°
10p
Sparks, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—91°66°
- SundayMay 17Clear—89°64°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—88°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Partly Cloudy—89°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—90°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—88°71°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—88°69°
Sparks, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Sparks, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
253° · veering 84°
Direction
WSW
253°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 10
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
Sparks, TX
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 94.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 111.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sparks, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:42 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
7:55 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sparks, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:25 PM
- Moonset
- 2:20 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sparks, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Sparks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 25 (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.