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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
L 62°H 90°
Marfa, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    90°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    89°57°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    90°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    25%
    88°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    85°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    54%
    84°64°
Marfa, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 9 · pk 19 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 121° from the s.
Marfa, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
852.0
+2.9 mb in 3h · steady · 25.16 inHg
Now
852.0
mb
3h
+2.9
mb
12h
-6.6
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 848859
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Marfa

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.