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Weather in Rio Grande City, Texas

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

Rio Grande City, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
74%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:47 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Rio Grande City, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
11p
76°
12a
75°
1a
75°
2a
73°
3a
73°
4a
72°
5a
72°
6a
72°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
82°
10a
86°
11a
91°
12p
94°
1p
96°
2p
98°
3p
98°
4p
97°
5p
94°
6p
91°
7p
87°
8p
83°
9p
80°
10p
L 72°H 98°
Rio Grande City, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    97°76°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    99°79°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    101°79°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    98°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    30%
    97°76°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    92°77°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    96°73°
Rio Grande City, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
129° · steady
Direction
SE
129°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 14
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 14 · pk 38 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Rio Grande City, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.9
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.56 inHg
Now
1000.9
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991004
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Rio Grande City, TX
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.5 μg/m³
PM 10
11.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rio Grande City, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:24 AM
Sunrise
6:47 AM
Daylight
13h 28m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rio Grande City, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:08 PM
Moonset
1:35 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rio Grande City, 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 →

Rio Grande City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 24 (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 Rio Grande City

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.