Weather in West, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
63%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
West, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
10p
76°
11p
74°
12a
73°
1a
71°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
67°
6a
68°
7a
70°
8a
71°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
79°
9p
West, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast13%87°69°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm12%87°72°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm24%89°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm62%88°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers53%72°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers58%80°65°
- FridayMay 22Showers58%84°66°
West, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
West, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
165° · veering 66°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 14
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
West, TX
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
West, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:05 AM
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:47 AM
- Moonset
- 1:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
West, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
West at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 26 (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.