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
Hico, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast12%86°66°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm11%82°71°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm24%89°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm48%85°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers48%72°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle58%81°63°
- FridayMay 22Thunderstorm58%84°62°
Hico, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Hico, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.