Hico, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hico weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——97°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain—0.07″98°72°+1°
- MondayJul 6Showers26%0.02″98°73°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle26%—100°74°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——101°76°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——103°79°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear——102°76°-1°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hico at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 76457
16-Day Forecast — Hico
- Sat97°75°0%
- Sun98°72°2%
- Mon98°73°26%
- Tue100°74°26%
- Wed101°76°6%
- Thu103°79°2%
- Fri102°76°2%
- Sat102°76°6%
- Sun106°77°3%
- Mon105°76°4%
- Tue107°79°3%
- Wed113°85°6%
- Thu107°74°16%
- Fri97°71°17%
- Sat88°71°24%
- Sun94°71°31%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Hico
SPC includes Hico in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Hico
- 76457