Weather in Balmorhea, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Balmorhea, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:49 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
23%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:58 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Balmorhea, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
11p
79°
12a
80°
1a
77°
2a
75°
3a
74°
4a
74°
5a
72°
6a
72°
7a
74°
8a
81°
9a
87°
10a
89°
11a
90°
12p
92°
1p
93°
2p
94°
3p
95°
4p
96°
5p
98°
6p
97°
7p
94°
8p
88°
9p
84°
10p
Balmorhea, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—99°68°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—96°70°
- MondayMay 18Clear—96°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle57%96°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle50%91°64°
- FridayMay 22Overcast38%93°74°
Balmorhea, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Balmorhea, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
237° · backing 5°
Direction
WSW
237°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Balmorhea, TX
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Balmorhea, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:33 AM
Sunrise
6:58 AM
Daylight
13h 46m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Balmorhea, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:16 PM
- Moonset
- 2:08 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Balmorhea, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Balmorhea at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 21 (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.