Weather in Mount Vernon, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Vernon, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:45 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
67%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Mount Vernon, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
10p
74°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
67°
7a
69°
8a
73°
9a
75°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
79°
8p
78°
9p
Mount Vernon, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast17%86°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm17%88°70°
- MondayMay 18Overcast18%90°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm59%87°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers58%85°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers53%76°66°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle45%84°66°
Mount Vernon, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Mount Vernon, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
157° · veering 8°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Mount Vernon, TX
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mount Vernon, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:54 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Vernon, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:35 AM
- Moonset
- 1:38 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mount Vernon, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Mount Vernon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.