Weather in Rice, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rice, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
60%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Rice, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
9p
78°
10p
77°
11p
76°
12a
74°
1a
73°
2a
72°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
70°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
82°
15%
1p
86°
2p
85°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
83°
6p
83°
7p
81°
8p
Rice, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°71°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm13%87°73°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm35%90°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm58%88°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers58%80°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle65%82°68°
- FridayMay 22Thunderstorm51%84°67°
Rice, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Rice, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 14°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 14
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
Rice, TX
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rice, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:01 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rice, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:43 AM
- Moonset
- 1:41 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rice, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rice at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 28 (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.