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Weather in Bishop, Texas

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

Bishop, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:38 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
80%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Bishop, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
8p
79°
9p
76°
10p
75°
11p
75°
12a
74°
1a
73°
2a
72°
3a
71°
4a
71°
5a
70°
6a
69°
7a
73°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
88°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
L 69°H 91°
Bishop, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    89°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    90°77°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    94°78°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    93°77°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    94°77°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    89°76°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    63%
    93°75°
Bishop, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
136° · steady
Direction
SE
136°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
31
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
avg 14 · pk 31 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Bishop, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Bishop, TX
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.7 μg/m³
PM 10
11.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
68.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bishop, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Daylight
13h 32m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bishop, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:01 PM
Moonset
1:34 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Bishop, 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 →

Bishop at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 1 (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 Bishop

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.