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Richland, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Richland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Richland, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:27 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
64%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:24 AM
Sunset
3:35 PM
Richland, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRichland, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 79 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 79°H 99°
Richland, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    99°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    0.14″
    100°76°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    17%
    0.02″
    100°71°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    22%
    1.4″
    100°71°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    22%
    100°73°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    101°76°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    102°76°+1°
Richland, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · backing 11°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 17 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 289SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 11° from the ssw.
Richland, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.6
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.61 inHg
Now
1002.6
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.91001.11002.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Richland, TX
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Richland, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.0mi
UNLIMITED
87 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
14:27 UTC · Richland, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
14:27 UTC · Richland, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Richland, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Richland, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Richland, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:57 AM
Sunrise
1:24 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
3:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Richland, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
10:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Richland, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Richland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 76681

16-Day Forecast — Richland

  1. Sat99°76°2%
  2. Sun100°76°9%
  3. Mon100°71°17%
  4. Tue100°71°22%
  5. Wed100°73°22%
  6. Thu101°76°2%
  7. Fri102°76°1%
  8. Sat102°76°6%
  9. Sun107°77°6%
  10. Mon104°76°5%
  11. Tue109°78°6%
  12. Wed112°81°16%
  13. Thu94°72°13%
  14. Fri90°70°13%
  15. Sat87°72°19%
  16. Sun96°72°30%

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 — Richland

SPC includes Richland 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 Richland

  • 76681

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.