Weather in Wharton, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wharton, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
86%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Wharton, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
9p
73°
10p
72°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
Wharton, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast11%87°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—87°76°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm13%88°77°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast50%95°75°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers58%92°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle69%92°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast64%92°73°
Wharton, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Wharton, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
144° · veering 5°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
Wharton, TX
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Wharton, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:07 AM
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Daylight
13h 39m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wharton, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:50 AM
- Moonset
- 1:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Wharton, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Wharton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 11 (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.