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Santa Rita Ranch, Texas Weather

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

Santa Rita Ranch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Santa Rita Ranch, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 10:08 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
72%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:33 AM
Sunset
3:37 PM
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSanta Rita Ranch, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 96°
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    —
    —
    96°75°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    —
    —
    97°74°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    —
    100°75°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Rain
    —
    0.07″
    98°74°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    —
    —
    101°74°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    —
    —
    101°75°0°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    —
    —
    101°74°0°
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
Next 24 hours · Warm now
HOT 90°65°83°100°6a12p6p12anow 83°high 96°low 74°
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
196° · steady
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 10
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 10 · pk 25 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 278SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ssw.
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.9
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 28.97 inHg
Now
980.9
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979–982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.0978.7980.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
→-3 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
6.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 18

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background

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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SATSUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³340
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
42.6mi
UNLIMITED
97 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
15:08 UTC · Santa Rita Ranch, 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
15:08 UTC · Santa Rita Ranch, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Santa Rita Ranch, 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
1:33 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
3:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
10:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Santa Rita Ranch, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Santa Rita Ranch at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Santa Rita Ranch

  1. Sat96°75°3%
  2. Sun97°74°3%
  3. Mon100°75°10%
  4. Tue98°74°9%
  5. Wed101°74°8%
  6. Thu101°75°1%
  7. Fri101°74°3%
  8. Sat102°75°13%
  9. Sun102°75°8%
  10. Mon102°75°9%
  11. Tue105°76°4%
  12. Wed109°78°15%
  13. Thu107°80°19%
  14. Fri89°76°17%
  15. Sat89°73°16%
  16. Sun93°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 — Santa Rita Ranch

SPC includes Santa Rita Ranch 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.

January 1–5: Frost quiets the live oaks.January 6–10: Still water thickens with ice.January 11–15: Springs begin to move beneath ice.January 16–20: Cardinal dawn calls grow bolder.January 21–25: Late January thaw pulses.January 26–31: Last freeze locks the land.February 1–5: February's lengthening light.February 6–10: Warming winds thaw the margin.February 11–15: Magnolia blooms break the gray.February 16–20: Mockingbirds resume the dawn chorus.February 21–25: Rain replaces the last snow.February 26–28: Mist clings to greening valleys.March 1–5: The green pulse awakens.March 6–10: Hibernators emerge to call.March 11–15: Dogwood and redbud ignite.March 16–20: Swallowtails emerge from winter silk.March 21–25: Light crowns the dogwood canopy.March 26–31: Redbud cascades over the thaw.April 1–5: Thunder announces the wet season.April 6–10: Barn swallows carve the warming sky.April 11–15: Magnolia blooms and falls in a breath.April 16–20: First rainbows arch over thunderheads.April 21–25: Reeds push through marsh water.April 26–30: Frost retreats; seedlings rise free.May 1–5: Warblers flood the canopy in waves.May 6–10: Tulip poplar lights the forest crown.May 11–15: Shad pulse upstream through rapids.May 16–20: Roses open on the Piedmont edge.May 21–25: Fireflies scout the humid dusk.May 26–31: Frog choruses rise from every wetland.June 1–5: Fireflies pulse through the magnolias.June 6–10: Kudzu climbs deeper into green.June 11–15: Sun climbs to its northern throne.June 16–20: Heat settles and the rain begins.June 21–25: The longest day turns toward shadow.June 26–30: Fireflies drift through Spanish moss.July 1–5: Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon.July 6–10: Thunderheads boil and break at dusk.July 11–15: Thunder builds each drowsy afternoon.July 16–20: Cicadas claim the long noon.July 21–25: Dog days drape the earth in haze.July 26–31: Katydids begin their rasping chorus.August 1–5: Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night.August 6–10: Meteorological summer's turning page.August 11–15: Cool winds gather at the margins.August 16–20: Dog-day cicadas rise.August 21–25: Heat breaks in creek beds.August 26–31: Monarchs gather strength.September 1–5: Harvests begin in earnest.September 6–10: Dew beads on resurrection fern.September 11–15: Raptors trail the thermals.September 16–20: Day and dark find balance.September 21–25: Thunder quiets the land.September 26–30: Insects retreat below.October 1–5: Swamp waters recede.October 6–10: Maples ignite the ridge.October 11–15: Asters crown the meadows.October 16–20: Crickets sing at dusk.October 21–25: Frost paints the garden.October 26–31: Light rains whisper down.November 1–5: Sweetgum Turns Crimson.November 6–10: Camellia Blooms Break Through.November 11–15: Earth Stiffens Underfoot.November 16–20: Bare Limbs Hold the Light.November 21–25: First Frost Grips the High Ground.November 26–30: North Wind Strips the Last Leaves.December 1–5: Darkness Falls Before Dinner.December 6–10: Winter Locks the Land.December 11–15: Wildlife Retreats to Shelter.December 16–20: Ice Edges Deepen Inward.December 21–25: The Sun Begins its Return.December 26–31: The Year Turns in Silence.🌱February 14 — First skunk-cabbage spathes thaw their way up☀️March 20 — Spring equinox — day and night balance🌸April 5 — Cherry blossoms peak in the parks🐦May 10 — Warbler migration peaks along the coast✨May 25 — First fireflies scout the meadows at dusk🌞June 21 — Summer solstice — longest day🦗July 25 — Peak cicada chorus in the afternoons🌊August 18 — Warmest sea-surface temperatures of the year🍂September 22 — Autumn equinox — the slow turn❄️October 25 — First widespread frost in the suburbs🍁November 10 — Peak leaf color across the Hudson Valley🌙December 21 — Winter solstice — longest night

Microseason · July 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

Dog-day cicadas emerge in waves, their rasp dominating every sunny hour; heat peaks above 90 degrees daily.

Day 185 of 365 · Wedge 37 of 72

The solar year drawn as a wheel of 72 five-day windows. Each wedge is one microseason; the four colored arcs mark winter, spring, summer, and autumn; the small icons sit at notable phenological events. The crimson pointer creeps clockwise as the year turns.

Planting calendar

MonthPlantHarvest
January——
February——
Marchlettuce, peas, spinach, radishes—
Aprillettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash—
Maytomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
Junetomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
July—tomatoes, beans, summer squash
August—tomatoes, beans, summer squash
September—tomatoes, beans, summer squash
Octoberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotswinter squash, tomatoes (last)
Novemberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots—
December——

A year in weather

The year in Santa Rita Ranch tops out in August (~84°F) and dips lowest in January (~48°F), with May wettest at 4.3 inches and July driest at 2.2 inches.

MonthMean tempPrecipRainy days
January48°2.5″5
February52°2.2″4
March59°3.1″6
April66°3.0″4
May74°4.3″6
June81°4.0″5
July84°2.2″3
August84°2.6″4
September78°4.0″4
October69°3.9″5
November58°2.7″5
December50°2.6″4

Regional context

Drawing on NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Santa Rita Ranch's January averages 48°F and July 84°F — 36°F apart — while precipitation totals roughly 37.1 inches over some 54 days.

Rainfall in Santa Rita Ranch stays even across the calendar: May tops out at 4.3 inches over 5.8 rainy days, and July still logs 2.2 inches across 3.4 — a narrow range for Santa Rita Ranch. It is a balanced pattern Santa Rita Ranch shares with places like Liberty Hill, TX, Leander, TX and Georgetown, TX.

Santa Rita Ranch rarely sees a hard freeze — its coldest month sits near 48°F — so planting spans most of the calendar. Heat peaks in August around 84°F, which confines cool-season crops to the shoulders of summer. Across Santa Rita Ranch, elevation and tree cover drive a 4-7°F spread in Santa Rita Ranch's overnight lows.

Similar climates: Liberty Hill, TX, Leander, TX, Georgetown, TX, Serenada, TX, Cedar Park, TX.

Frequently asked

When does it freeze in Santa Rita Ranch?
Santa Rita Ranch's last spring frost lands near mid-March, and in Santa Rita Ranch the first fall frost follows around mid-December.
What is the rainy season in Santa Rita Ranch?
May is the wettest month in Santa Rita Ranch, about 4.3 inches on average; the year totals roughly 37 inches.
What is the warmest month in Santa Rita Ranch?
Santa Rita Ranch peaks in August, when the mean runs near 84°F.
What is the coldest month in Santa Rita Ranch?
January is Santa Rita Ranch's coldest month, averaging about 48°F.
When can I start a vegetable garden in Santa Rita Ranch?
In Santa Rita Ranch, sow peas and hardy greens around mid-March; Santa Rita Ranch's tomatoes and peppers wait two weeks more.
How many rainy days does Santa Rita Ranch get?
Santa Rita Ranch records around 54 days of measurable precipitation annually.
What hardiness zone is Santa Rita Ranch?
Because Santa Rita Ranch bottoms near 48°F in January, that winter low sets Santa Rita Ranch's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
What is the 10-day forecast for Santa Rita Ranch?
Santa Rita Ranch's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
Will it rain this week in Santa Rita Ranch?
See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Santa Rita Ranch in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
What is the weather like right now in Santa Rita Ranch?
Current conditions for Santa Rita Ranch and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
How often is the Santa Rita Ranch forecast updated?
The Santa Rita Ranch forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
When are sunrise and sunset in Santa Rita Ranch?
Today's sunrise and sunset times for Santa Rita Ranch are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
How accurate is the weather forecast for Santa Rita Ranch?
The next few days in Santa Rita Ranch's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.

Climate

Set in a humid subtropical zone, Santa Rita Ranch, Texas swings from 48°F in the heart of winter to 84°F at midsummer — a 36°F arc.

In a typical year Santa Rita Ranch records about 37 inches of precipitation on around 54 days.

Santa Rita Ranch's 36°F range, set by its 30.7°N position, drives frost timing and what thrives in Santa Rita Ranch.

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ZIP codes in Santa Rita Ranch

  • 78642

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.