Weather in Lufkin, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lufkin, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
75%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Lufkin, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
9p
76°
10p
76°
11p
76°
12a
73°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
66°
6a
67°
7a
71°
8a
75°
9a
77°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
82°
8p
Lufkin, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—88°69°
- SundayMay 17Showers13%88°73°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm22%90°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers48%91°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers76%91°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers74%84°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers57%86°69°
Lufkin, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Lufkin, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
159° · backing 21°
Direction
SSE
159°
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Lufkin, TX
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lufkin, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:57 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lufkin, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:38 AM
- Moonset
- 1:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lufkin, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lufkin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 23 (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.