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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
L 69°H 93°
Ricardo, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    90°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    93°77°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    92°78°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    25%
    94°77°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Thunderstorm
    32%
    94°77°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Thunderstorm
    63%
    88°77°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    93°75°
Ricardo, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 14 · pk 29 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ricardo, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.0
+0.9 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.77 inHg
Now
1008.0
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Ricardo

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.