Weather in Alto, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alto, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:48 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
70%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Alto, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
9p
76°
10p
75°
11p
74°
12a
72°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
67°
6a
67°
7a
70°
8a
72°
9a
75°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
Alto, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast10%86°70°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle12%87°72°
- MondayMay 18Overcast18%89°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle53%83°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers77%83°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle71%81°66°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle56%80°69°
Alto, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Alto, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 22°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
30
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
Alto, TX
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Alto, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:57 AM
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alto, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:39 AM
- Moonset
- 1:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Alto, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Alto at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 25 (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.