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Weather in Mesquite, Texas

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

Mesquite, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
61%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Mesquite, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
9p
76°
10p
75°
11p
74°
12a
74°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
67°
6a
67°
7a
69°
8a
70°
9a
73°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
87°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
79°
8p
L 67°H 87°
Mesquite, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    16%
    87°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    86°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    90°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    89°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    53%
    82°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    63%
    79°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    46%
    84°68°
Mesquite, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
154° · backing 58°
Direction
SSE
154°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 12
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 12 · pk 26 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 58° from the sse.
Mesquite, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990995
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mesquite, TX
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.9 μg/m³
PM 10
12.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mesquite, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:01 AM
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mesquite, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 AM
Moonset
1:43 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mesquite, 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 →

Mesquite at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 4 (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 Mesquite

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.