Rancho Chico, Texas Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rancho Chico weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Partly Cloudy——91°77°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°76°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——95°78°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——93°78°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast15%—93°80°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm38%—94°81°+1°
- SundayJul 12Overcast——93°80°-1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
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 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:12 AM
- Moonset
- 12:46 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
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: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
15-Day Forecast — Rancho Chico
- Mon91°77°1%
- Tue90°76°9%
- Wed95°78°3%
- Thu93°78°2%
- Fri93°80°15%
- Sat94°81°38%
- Sun93°80°9%
- Mon95°79°11%
- Tue98°77°10%
- Wed97°76°3%
- Thu96°74°2%
- Fri98°75°6%
- Sat97°74°10%
- Sun94°76°6%
- Mon97°78°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Rancho Chico
SPC includes Rancho Chico in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Rancho Chico
- 78387