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Weather in Thornton, Texas

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

Thornton, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:49 AM
77
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
76°
Humidity
58%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Thornton, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
10p
77°
11p
75°
12a
73°
1a
71°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
70°
5a
70°
6a
70°
7a
72°
8a
74°
9a
77°
10a
79°
11a
80°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
82°
8p
78°
9p
L 68°H 88°
Thornton, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    89°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    89°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    91°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    91°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    58%
    79°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    64%
    81°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    85°65°
Thornton, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
166° · backing 9°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 15
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 15 · pk 32 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 9° from the sse.
Thornton, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.6
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.6
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991996
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Thornton, TX
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.7 μg/m³
PM 10
14.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Thornton, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:04 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Thornton, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 AM
Moonset
1:39 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Thornton, 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 →

Thornton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Thornton

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.