Weather in Big Spring, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Spring, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
48%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
6:47 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Big Spring, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
90°
8p
89°
9p
86°
10p
82°
11p
81°
12a
80°
1a
78°
2a
79°
3a
78°
4a
77°
5a
76°
6a
75°
7a
77°
8a
79°
9a
82°
10a
86°
11a
86°
12%
12p
87°
15%
1p
90°
11%
2p
93°
3p
94°
10%
4p
95°
5p
93°
6p
91°
7p
Big Spring, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—98°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—98°69°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—96°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers26%83°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers80%82°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle80%83°64°
- FridayMay 22Overcast38%93°65°
Big Spring, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Big Spring, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
173° · backing 7°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
36
mph
Peak 24h
47
avg 18
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Big Spring, TX
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Big Spring, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:21 AM
Sunrise
6:47 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Big Spring, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:03 PM
- Moonset
- 2:03 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Big Spring, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Big Spring at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 28 (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.