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Weather in Ackerly, Texas

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

Ackerly, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:52 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
67%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:46 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Ackerly, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
12a
77°
1a
75°
2a
74°
3a
73°
4a
72°
5a
71°
6a
69°
7a
70°
8a
75°
13%
9a
79°
10a
86°
11a
86°
12p
87°
1p
89°
2p
92°
3p
93°
4p
95°
5p
87°
6p
91°
7p
87°
8p
80°
9p
81°
10p
78°
11p
L 69°H 95°
Ackerly, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    98°67°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    95°69°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    18%
    83°62°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    79%
    86°63°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    79%
    77°61°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    31%
    87°63°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    89°68°
Ackerly, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · steady
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
38
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
avg 15 · pk 38 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ackerly, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
908.2
+0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 26.82 inHg
Now
908.2
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 908914
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ackerly, TX
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ackerly, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:22 AM
Sunrise
6:46 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ackerly, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:03 PM
Moonset
2:04 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ackerly, 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 →

Ackerly at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Ackerly

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.