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Weather in Cushing, Texas

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

Cushing, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
65%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Cushing, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
9p
77°
10p
77°
11p
76°
12a
74°
1a
71°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
68°
7a
71°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
80°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
82°
8p
L 67°H 89°
Cushing, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    11%
    88°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    91°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    54%
    85°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    76%
    87°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    71%
    81°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    57%
    81°69°
Cushing, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
161° · backing 25°
Direction
SSE
161°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
31
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 31 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 25° from the sse.
Cushing, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.9
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.41 inHg
Now
995.9
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961000
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cushing, TX
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
11.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cushing, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:56 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cushing, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 AM
Moonset
1:33 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cushing, 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 →

Cushing at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 26 (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 Cushing

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.