Weather in Van, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Van, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
76
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
70%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Van, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
11p
74°
12a
74°
1a
72°
2a
72°
3a
70°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
68°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
75°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
80°
8p
80°
9p
82°
10p
Van, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast13%87°71°
- SundayMay 17Light Showers14%90°72°
- MondayMay 18Overcast27%91°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm56%89°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers64%82°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers61%79°66°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle51%83°69°
Van, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Van, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
170° · backing 37°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 12
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
Van, TX
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Van, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:57 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Van, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:38 AM
- Moonset
- 1:38 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Van, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Van at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 2 (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.