Richards, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Richards weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——97°76°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——99°77°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers16%—99°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm13%—97°73°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——99°75°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——102°74°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——103°74°+1°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25), ratio 0.66 with 7 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 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25), ratio 0.66 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 10:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Richards at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 77873
16-Day Forecast — Richards
- Sat97°76°2%
- Sun99°77°2%
- Mon99°72°16%
- Tue97°73°13%
- Wed99°75°3%
- Thu102°74°2%
- Fri103°74°3%
- Sat102°74°9%
- Sun103°74°13%
- Mon105°74°9%
- Tue104°75°6%
- Wed105°75°16%
- Thu95°79°23%
- Fri85°73°23%
- Sat90°72°13%
- Sun96°73°16%
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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Richards
SPC includes Richards in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Richards
- 77873