Weather in The Colony, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
The Colony, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
54%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
The Colony, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
10p
79°
11p
78°
12a
76°
1a
77°
2a
76°
3a
75°
4a
73°
5a
72°
6a
70°
7a
71°
8a
73°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
86°
1p
86°
2p
89°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
82°
16%
6p
81°
7p
81°
15%
8p
79°
16%
9p
The Colony, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle17%88°71°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—86°73°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm19%90°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm54%86°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers52%79°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers56%78°68°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle51%84°67°
The Colony, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
The Colony, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
168° · veering 5°
Direction
SSE
168°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
34
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
The Colony, TX
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
The Colony, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:01 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
The Colony, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:42 AM
- Moonset
- 1:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
The Colony, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
The Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 6 (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.