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Riverside, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverside weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Riverside, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:23 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
57%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Sunset
3:28 PM
Riverside, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiverside, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 78°H 99°
Riverside, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    11%
    0.04″
    99°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    100°78°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    19%
    99°71°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    14%
    97°71°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    98°75°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    100°76°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    102°75°+2°
Riverside, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
241° · steady
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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 5 · pk 13 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 258SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wsw.
Riverside, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.7
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.7
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.41007.61009.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Riverside, TX
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Riverside, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.7mi
UNLIMITED
91 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
14:23 UTC · Riverside, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
14:23 UTC · Riverside, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Riverside, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riverside, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riverside, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:56 AM
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
3:28 PM
Civil dusk
8:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Riverside, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
10:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Riverside, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverside at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 77367

16-Day Forecast — Riverside

  1. Sat99°77°11%
  2. Sun100°78°5%
  3. Mon99°71°19%
  4. Tue97°71°14%
  5. Wed98°75°6%
  6. Thu100°76°1%
  7. Fri102°75°3%
  8. Sat101°75°9%
  9. Sun102°74°14%
  10. Mon102°74°6%
  11. Tue103°76°8%
  12. Wed102°78°13%
  13. Thu84°70°19%
  14. Fri77°71°20%
  15. Sat85°71°17%
  16. Sun96°71°16%

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 — Riverside

SPC includes Riverside 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 Riverside

  • 77320
  • 77367

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.