Richwood, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Richwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°76°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle10%0.02″90°76°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—93°76°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——93°78°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——92°78°-1°
- FridayJul 10Clear12%—92°78°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast31%—93°79°+1°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 9.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29), ratio 0.69 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Richwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Richwood
- Sun92°76°6%
- Mon90°76°10%
- Tue93°76°11%
- Wed93°78°4%
- Thu92°78°2%
- Fri92°78°12%
- Sat93°79°31%
- Sun91°77°37%
- Mon94°76°33%
- Tue100°76°19%
- Wed102°78°12%
- Thu99°80°32%
- Fri98°81°27%
- Sat102°81°23%
- Sun100°79°16%
- Mon97°77°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Richwood
SPC includes Richwood 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 Richwood
- 77515
- 77531