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Weather in Port Isabel, Texas

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

Port Isabel, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
89%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Port Isabel, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
10p
75°
11p
75°
12a
75°
1a
74°
2a
75°
3a
74°
4a
75°
5a
74°
6a
75°
7a
78°
8a
80°
9a
83°
10a
85°
11a
86°
12p
87°
1p
87°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
80°
8p
78°
9p
L 74°H 87°
Port Isabel, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    88°75°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    90°78°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    90°79°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    88°77°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Thunderstorm
    35%
    88°79°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Thunderstorm
    32%
    86°78°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    35%
    88°78°
Port Isabel, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
158° · veering 13°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 16
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 16 · pk 34 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the sse.
Port Isabel, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.9
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.9
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Port Isabel, TX
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.3 μg/m³
PM 10
15.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Port Isabel, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:18 AM
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Daylight
13h 26m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Port Isabel, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:03 PM
Moonset
1:27 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Port Isabel, 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 Isabel at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 22 (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 Isabel

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.