Richmond, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Richmond weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers12%1.4″92°77°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°77°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle13%—98°75°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle12%—97°75°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle——99°76°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——98°75°-1°
- FridayJul 10Clear——100°75°+2°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 9.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 48 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 9.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 10:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Richmond at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 77406, 77407, 77469
16-Day Forecast — Richmond
- Sat92°77°12%
- Sun92°77°4%
- Mon98°75°13%
- Tue97°75°12%
- Wed99°76°3%
- Thu98°75°5%
- Fri100°75°7%
- Sat100°76°16%
- Sun101°76°23%
- Mon100°76°24%
- Tue103°76°12%
- Wed101°76°16%
- Thu95°79°19%
- Fri93°75°19%
- Sat89°76°19%
- Sun93°77°20%
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 — Richmond
SPC includes Richmond 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 Richmond
- 77406
- 77469