Weather in Rancho Chico, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rancho Chico, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
78
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
83°
Humidity
90%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Rancho Chico, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
10p
74°
11p
74°
12a
73°
1a
72°
2a
73°
3a
73°
4a
72°
5a
71°
12%
6a
70°
7a
75°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
Rancho Chico, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm10%86°77°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—88°77°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm30%90°78°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast41%91°78°
- ThursdayMay 21Thunderstorm58%88°77°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle63%89°75°
Rancho Chico, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Rancho Chico, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
140° · veering 21°
Direction
SE
140°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 13
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Rancho Chico, TX
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 64.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rancho Chico, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:15 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
13h 34m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rancho Chico, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:58 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rancho Chico, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rancho Chico at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 3 (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.