Weather in Midland, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Midland, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
47%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:50 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Midland, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
90°
9p
88°
10p
86°
11p
83°
12a
81°
1a
81°
2a
79°
3a
78°
4a
77°
5a
76°
6a
76°
7a
76°
8a
77°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
86°
10%
12p
87°
10%
1p
92°
15%
2p
95°
3p
97°
4p
96°
5p
93°
6p
91°
7p
89°
8p
Midland, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—100°72°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—96°70°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—97°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers10%80°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers70%86°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers70%83°61°
- FridayMay 22Overcast33%92°65°
Midland, TX
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Midland, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
166° · backing 6°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 13
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
Midland, TX
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Midland, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:24 AM
Sunrise
6:50 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Midland, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:06 PM
- Moonset
- 2:04 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Midland, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Midland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (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.