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Weather in Fort Davis, Texas

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

Fort Davis, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
8%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
7:00 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Fort Davis, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
9p
76°
10p
74°
11p
73°
12a
73°
1a
72°
2a
69°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
64°
6a
66°
7a
70°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
88°
6p
87°
7p
86°
8p
L 64°H 89°
Fort Davis, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    91°65°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    88°58°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    87°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    35%
    88°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    83°60°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    58%
    83°65°
Fort Davis, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
216° · backing 92°
Direction
SW
216°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
avg 10 · pk 20 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 92° from the sw.
Fort Davis, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
844.8
+2.2 mb in 3h · falling · 24.95 inHg
Now
844.8
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
-6.5
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 841852
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fort Davis, TX
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
0.6 μg/m³
PM 10
1.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fort Davis, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:35 AM
Sunrise
7:00 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Davis, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:18 PM
Moonset
2:07 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Fort Davis, 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 →

Fort Davis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (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 Fort Davis

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.