Rice Tracts, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rice Tracts weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——96°78°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——95°77°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——99°78°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——99°78°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——98°79°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——97°78°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——97°80°0°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44), ratio 0.67 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44), ratio 0.67 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rice Tracts at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 85°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: January 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Rice Tracts
- Sat96°78°1%
- Sun95°77°1%
- Mon99°78°3%
- Tue99°78°2%
- Wed98°79°1%
- Thu97°78°4%
- Fri97°80°3%
- Sat98°80°6%
- Sun100°78°9%
- Mon99°78°11%
- Tue100°76°8%
- Wed101°77°7%
- Thu99°77°3%
- Fri97°79°0%
- Sat98°81°6%
- Sun98°78°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 Rice Tracts
- 78586