Weather in Port Arthur, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Port Arthur, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:49 AM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
83%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Port Arthur, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
11p
75°
12a
73°
1a
73°
2a
72°
3a
72°
4a
71°
5a
72°
6a
73°
7a
77°
8a
79°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
84°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
77°
9p
77°
10p
Port Arthur, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°74°
- SundayMay 17Light Showers18%84°76°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm24%85°78°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle32%87°77°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers61%87°74°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers50%85°74°
- FridayMay 22Overcast59%87°75°
Port Arthur, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Port Arthur, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
140° · backing 8°
Direction
SE
140°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Port Arthur, TX
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 11.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Port Arthur, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:57 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
13h 41m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Port Arthur, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:39 AM
- Moonset
- 1:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Port Arthur, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Port Arthur at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.