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Weather in Wells, Texas

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wells, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
71%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Wells, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
9p
78°
10p
77°
11p
77°
12a
74°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
69°
7a
72°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
83°
8p
L 68°H 89°
Wells, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    88°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    18%
    90°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    87°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    78%
    88°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    72%
    83°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    55%
    80°69°
Wells, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 10°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
avg 10 · pk 28 @ 6:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the sse.
Wells, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.8
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.8
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981003
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wells, TX
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.2 μg/m³
PM 10
12.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wells, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:57 AM
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wells, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 AM
Moonset
1:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Wells, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wells at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 24 (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.

ZIP codes in Wells

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.