Weather in Orange, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orange, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
75
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
85%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Orange, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
9p
73°
10p
72°
11p
71°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
69°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
82°
12p
83°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
Orange, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm16%84°74°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm30%85°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast26%87°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers74%89°73°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers74%86°73°
- FridayMay 22Overcast60%89°73°
Orange, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Orange, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
145° · veering 12°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Orange, TX
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 12.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 18.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Orange, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:55 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Orange, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:38 AM
- Moonset
- 1:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Orange, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Orange at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.