Weather in Ben Wheeler, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ben Wheeler, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
53%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Ben Wheeler, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
8p
81°
9p
79°
10p
77°
11p
76°
12a
75°
1a
74°
2a
73°
3a
71°
4a
69°
5a
67°
6a
69°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
75°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
87°
5p
83°
6p
83°
7p
Ben Wheeler, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast12%88°71°
- SundayMay 17Showers16%90°73°
- MondayMay 18Overcast33%91°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm51%90°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers70%81°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers65%79°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers50%82°68°
Ben Wheeler, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Ben Wheeler, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 12°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
40
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
Ben Wheeler, TX
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 115.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ben Wheeler, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:58 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.
Ben Wheeler, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:39 AM
- Moonset
- 1:38 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ben Wheeler, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ben Wheeler at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above 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.