Weather in Katy, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Katy, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
79%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Katy, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
9p
74°
10p
73°
11p
72°
12a
72°
1a
70°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
71°
5a
70°
6a
70°
7a
73°
8a
76°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
85°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
79°
8p
Katy, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle—88°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm12%89°76°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm26%89°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle57%90°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers70%85°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle79%88°71°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle67%90°73°
Katy, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Katy, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
144° · backing 10°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
Katy, TX
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Katy, 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 41m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Katy, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:47 AM
- Moonset
- 1:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Katy, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Katy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 14 (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.