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Weather in Briggs, Texas

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

Briggs, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
75°
Humidity
67%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Briggs, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
10p
75°
11p
74°
12a
72°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
69°
8a
72°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
81°
1p
84°
2p
82°
3p
86°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
83°
7p
81°
8p
78°
9p
L 68°H 86°
Briggs, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    17%
    86°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    87°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    24%
    89°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    88°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    52%
    74°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    61%
    81°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    61%
    84°63°
Briggs, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
159° · backing 18°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 16
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 16 · pk 35 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 33 — flags snap, branches bend.
Briggs, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.5
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.66 inHg
Now
970.5
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969974
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Briggs, TX
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.0 μg/m³
PM 10
10.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Briggs, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:10 AM
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Briggs, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 AM
Moonset
1:43 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Briggs, 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 →

Briggs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 20 (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 Briggs

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.