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

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

Rule, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:18 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
47%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Sunset
3:52 PM
Rule, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRule, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 79 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 79°H 101°
Rule, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    101°80°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    38%
    103°79°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    98°73°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    101°77°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    106°80°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    107°84°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    105°82°-2°
Rule, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
212° · steady
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 12
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 12 · pk 24 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2310SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Rule, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.7
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 28.25 inHg
Now
956.7
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 955958
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW958.2954.7956.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Rule, TX
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.5 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
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
77.7mi
UNLIMITED
135 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
14:18 UTC · Rule, 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
14:18 UTC · Rule, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rule, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rule, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rule, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:07 AM
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
3:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rule, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
10:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rule, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rule at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 79547, 79548

16-Day Forecast — Rule

  1. Sat101°80°0%
  2. Sun103°79°38%
  3. Mon98°73°38%
  4. Tue101°77°7%
  5. Wed106°80°3%
  6. Thu107°84°3%
  7. Fri105°82°5%
  8. Sat107°76°5%
  9. Sun106°77°4%
  10. Mon107°80°3%
  11. Tue109°82°3%
  12. Wed116°86°6%
  13. Thu100°77°9%
  14. Fri98°74°18%
  15. Sat83°74°19%
  16. Sun93°70°27%

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 — Rule

SPC includes Rule in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Rule

  • 79547

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.