Weather in Staples, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Staples, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:48 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
69%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Staples, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
9p
79°
10p
76°
11p
74°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
71°
4a
73°
5a
72°
6a
71°
7a
72°
8a
74°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
86°
1p
89°
2p
91°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
84°
8p
Staples, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—89°69°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm12%90°75°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—91°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm57%94°75°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers64%76°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Thunderstorm65%83°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle55%87°70°
Staples, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Staples, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
156° · steady
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Staples, TX
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Staples, 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 40m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Staples, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:55 AM
- Moonset
- 1:40 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Staples, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Staples at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 14 (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.