Weather in Hempstead, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hempstead, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
77
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
80°
Humidity
73%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Hempstead, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
72°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
69°
5a
69°
6a
68°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
84°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
Hempstead, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm10%87°75°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle18%92°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle58%92°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers71%81°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle80%85°68°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle65%88°71°
Hempstead, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Hempstead, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
153° · steady
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 11
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
Hempstead, TX
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Hempstead, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:05 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hempstead, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:47 AM
- Moonset
- 1:33 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Hempstead, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Hempstead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 16 (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.