Weather in Taft Southwest, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Taft Southwest, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
92%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Taft Southwest, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
11p
73°
12a
73°
1a
73°
2a
74°
3a
74°
4a
73°
5a
72°
16%
6a
72°
7a
76°
8a
78°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
82°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
76°
9p
75°
10p
Taft Southwest, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°72°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—83°77°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—85°77°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm30%88°79°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast42%88°78°
- ThursdayMay 21Thunderstorm57%86°78°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle61%87°77°
Taft Southwest, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Taft Southwest, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
141° · veering 7°
Direction
SE
141°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
29
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
Taft Southwest, TX
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 64.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Taft Southwest, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:15 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
13h 33m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Taft Southwest, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:58 AM
- Moonset
- 1:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Taft Southwest, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Taft Southwest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 3 (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.