Rice, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rice weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——97°77°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—99°78°+2°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle43%0.02″104°73°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle26%—103°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——103°73°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——104°77°+1°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——104°76°0°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rice at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 75155
16-Day Forecast — Rice
- Sat97°77°2%
- Sun99°73°10%
- Mon104°73°43%
- Tue103°70°26%
- Wed103°73°8%
- Thu104°77°1%
- Fri104°76°2%
- Sat100°75°6%
- Sun79°73°7%
- Mon83°71°7%
- Tue89°72°5%
- Wed97°73°14%
- Thu99°76°21%
- Fri99°77°23%
- Sat101°77°16%
- Sun102°73°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Rice
SPC has placed Rice in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Rice
- 75155