Weather in Abilene, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Abilene, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
51%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Abilene, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
86°
9p
84°
10p
82°
11p
80°
12a
79°
1a
79°
2a
78°
3a
77°
4a
75°
5a
74°
10%
6a
75°
7a
75°
8a
77°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
90°
2p
85°
15%
3p
86°
10%
4p
82°
10%
5p
86°
10%
6p
85°
7p
84°
8p
Abilene, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—90°68°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—86°70°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—97°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers62%79°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle70%77°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast70%81°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle48%87°64°
Abilene, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Abilene, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
183° · veering 14°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 15
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
Abilene, TX
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Abilene, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:14 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Abilene, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:55 AM
- Moonset
- 1:56 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Abilene, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Abilene at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 2 (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.