Weather in Ricardo, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ricardo, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
87%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Ricardo, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
10p
74°
11p
74°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
72°
8a
77°
9a
82°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
93°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
84°
7p
80°
8p
78°
9p
Ricardo, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—90°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—93°77°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—92°78°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm25%94°77°
- WednesdayMay 20Thunderstorm32%94°77°
- ThursdayMay 21Thunderstorm63%88°77°
- FridayMay 22Thunderstorm60%93°75°
Ricardo, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ricardo, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
138° · veering 7°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
29
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
Ricardo, TX
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 66.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ricardo, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:18 AM
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Daylight
13h 32m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ricardo, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:01 PM
- Moonset
- 1:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ricardo, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ricardo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 31 (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.