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
Thornton, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—89°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm12%89°73°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm18%91°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm58%91°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers58%79°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle64%81°67°
- FridayMay 22Thunderstorm60%85°65°
Thornton, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Thornton, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.