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
Fort Davis, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—91°65°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—88°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—87°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast35%88°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle61%83°60°
- FridayMay 22Overcast58%83°65°
Fort Davis, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Fort Davis, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.