Weather in La Ward, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Ward, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:53 AM
78
°
Thunderstorm
Feels like
83°
Humidity
92%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
La Ward, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
12a
72°
1a
72°
2a
72°
3a
71°
4a
71°
5a
72°
6a
72°
7a
76°
8a
79°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
80°
8p
78°
9p
77°
10p
75°
11p
La Ward, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm12%85°77°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—86°77°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle49%92°77°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers52%89°74°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle58%88°74°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers66%85°70°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle53%88°75°
La Ward, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
La Ward, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
157° · veering 25°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 14
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
La Ward, TX
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
La Ward, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:09 AM
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Daylight
13h 38m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
La Ward, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:52 AM
- Moonset
- 1:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
La Ward, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
La Ward at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 8 (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.