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Weather in Hico, Texas

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

Hico, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:58 AM
75
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
66%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Hico, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
10p
74°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
68°
2a
68°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
85°
13%
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
77°
13%
8p
76°
9p
L 64°H 85°
Hico, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    86°66°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    82°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    24%
    89°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    85°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    48%
    72°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    58%
    81°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    84°62°
Hico, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
167° · veering 56°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 14
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 14 · pk 32 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Hico, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.5
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.66 inHg
Now
970.5
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969974
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hico, TX
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.1 μg/m³
PM 10
9.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hico, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:08 AM
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hico, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 AM
Moonset
1:47 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hico, 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 →

Hico at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 27 (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 Hico

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.