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Weather in Port Aransas, Texas

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

Port Aransas, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
82°
Humidity
90%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Port Aransas, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
9p
76°
10p
76°
11p
75°
12a
75°
1a
75°
2a
76°
3a
76°
4a
77°
5a
76°
6a
77°
7a
78°
8a
79°
9a
80°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
84°
2p
84°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
79°
8p
L 75°H 84°
Port Aransas, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    83°76°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    83°78°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    85°79°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    82°79°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    49%
    81°79°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    81°79°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    81°79°
Port Aransas, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
139° · backing 8°
Direction
SE
139°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 18
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 18 · pk 30 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Port Aransas, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.2
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.2
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Port Aransas, TX
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.3 μg/m³
PM 10
11.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Port Aransas, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:14 AM
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Daylight
13h 33m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Port Aransas, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:57 AM
Moonset
1:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Port Aransas, 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 →

Port Aransas at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 2 (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 Port Aransas

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.