Weather in Dripping Springs, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dripping Springs, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
49%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Dripping Springs, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
8p
79°
9p
76°
10p
75°
11p
72°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
70°
4a
71°
5a
70°
6a
69°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
84°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
Dripping Springs, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°68°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle15%87°73°
- MondayMay 18Overcast11%89°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm57%91°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers63%77°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle67%81°67°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle55%85°65°
Dripping Springs, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Dripping Springs, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
149° · backing 22°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 15
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Dripping Springs, TX
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dripping Springs, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:13 AM
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dripping Springs, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:55 AM
- Moonset
- 1:42 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Dripping Springs, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Dripping Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 16 (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.