Weather in Marfa, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Marfa, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
6%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
7:01 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Marfa, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
9p
77°
10p
75°
11p
73°
12a
71°
1a
69°
2a
66°
3a
65°
4a
63°
5a
62°
6a
62°
7a
66°
8a
74°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
90°
5p
90°
6p
89°
7p
87°
8p
Marfa, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—90°57°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°59°
- MondayMay 18Clear—89°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast25%88°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle58%85°61°
- FridayMay 22Overcast54%84°64°
Marfa, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Marfa, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
178° · backing 121°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 9
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
Marfa, 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
Marfa, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:36 AM
Sunrise
7:01 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Marfa, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:20 PM
- Moonset
- 2:07 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Marfa, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Marfa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 17 (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.