Weather in Rising Star, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rising Star, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:35 AM
80
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
52%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Rising Star, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
86°
8p
82°
9p
78°
10p
77°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
71°
5a
70°
6a
70°
12%
7a
70°
8a
72°
9a
75°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
80°
5p
79°
17%
6p
82°
7p
Rising Star, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°65°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—84°70°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—93°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm65%80°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers65%74°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle64%81°62°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers50%85°63°
Rising Star, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Rising Star, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · steady
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 15
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
Rising Star, TX
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Rising Star, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:12 AM
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rising Star, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:53 AM
- Moonset
- 1:51 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rising Star, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rising Star at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 28 (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.