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Weather in Fresno, Texas

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fresno, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
83%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Fresno, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
9p
75°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
71°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
86°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
79°
8p
L 69°H 88°
Fresno, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    10%
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    88°77°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    88°77°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    91°75°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    61%
    87°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    72%
    88°73°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    90°74°
Fresno, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
142° · backing 19°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
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
avg 11 · pk 26 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 19° from the se.
Fresno, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Fresno, TX
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
11.8 μg/m³
PM 10
16.6 μg/m³
NO₂
6.7 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fresno, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:04 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
13h 40m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fresno, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 AM
Moonset
1:29 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Fresno, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fresno at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 12 (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.

ZIP codes in Fresno

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.