Weather in Rio Hondo, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rio Hondo, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 5:13 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
83%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Rio Hondo, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
12a
74°
1a
73°
2a
74°
3a
73°
4a
71°
5a
71°
6a
72°
7a
75°
8a
80°
9a
84°
10a
87°
11a
89°
12p
91°
1p
91°
2p
92°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
82°
8p
79°
9p
77°
10p
77°
11p
Rio Hondo, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm—94°79°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm10%96°78°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm13%95°75°
- WednesdayMay 20Thunderstorm34%95°78°
- ThursdayMay 21Thunderstorm49%89°76°
- FridayMay 22Thunderstorm43%92°76°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle48%94°75°
Rio Hondo, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Rio Hondo, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
152° · veering 9°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 14
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Rio Hondo, TX
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 68.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rio Hondo, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:19 AM
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Daylight
13h 28m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rio Hondo, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:03 PM
- Moonset
- 1:29 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rio Hondo, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rio Hondo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 23 (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.