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Weather in Hereford, Texas

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

Hereford, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:54 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
7%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:44 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Hereford, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
12a
75°
1a
71°
2a
71°
3a
69°
4a
66°
5a
64°
6a
63°
7a
65°
8a
73°
9a
83°
10a
89°
11a
93°
12p
94°
1p
95°
2p
95°
3p
96°
4p
92°
5p
94°
6p
90°
7p
86°
8p
86°
9p
80°
10p
77°
11p
L 63°H 96°
Hereford, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Clear
    94°65°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    90°62°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    82°46°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    53%
    78°53°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    67%
    81°54°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    36%
    88°61°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    20%
    89°65°
Hereford, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
218° · veering 11°
Direction
SW
218°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
32
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 32 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Hereford, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
873.7
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 25.80 inHg
Now
873.7
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 873881
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hereford, TX
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.5 μg/m³
PM 10
4.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.8 μg/m³
Ozone
106.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hereford, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:19 AM
Sunrise
6:44 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hereford, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:58 AM
Moonset
2:13 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hereford, 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 →

Hereford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 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.

ZIP codes in Hereford

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.