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Weather in Portland, Texas

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

Portland, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:36 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
91%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Portland, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
74°
9p
74°
10p
74°
11p
74°
12a
73°
1a
73°
2a
74°
3a
74°
4a
74°
5a
73°
15%
6a
73°
7a
76°
8a
77°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
81°
12p
82°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
L 73°H 82°
Portland, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°73°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    82°77°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    89°77°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    88°79°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    47%
    89°78°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    86°78°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    87°77°
Portland, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
132° · backing 19°
Direction
SE
132°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
30
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 30 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Portland, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.0
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.77 inHg
Now
1008.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Portland, TX
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.7 μg/m³
PM 10
12.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Portland, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:15 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
13h 33m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Portland, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:58 AM
Moonset
1:32 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Portland, 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 →

Portland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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 Portland

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.