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Weather in Richland, Texas

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Richland, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:05 AM
75
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
76%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Richland, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
12a
73°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
71°
8a
74°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
83°
14%
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
85°
5p
82°
6p
83°
7p
82°
8p
81°
9p
79°
10p
76°
11%
11p
L 67°H 88°
Richland, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    89°73°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    91°76°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    88°70°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    62%
    80°68°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    80°66°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    86°65°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Rain
    36%
    74°66°
Richland, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · veering 29°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 11
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 11 · pk 28 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 29° from the sse.
Richland, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.8
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.41 inHg
Now
995.8
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9941000
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Richland, TX
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
11.1 μg/m³
PM 10
15.1 μg/m³
NO₂
3.2 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Richland, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:02 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Richland, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 AM
Moonset
1:40 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Richland, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Richland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 27 (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.

ZIP codes in Richland

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.