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Weather in Riverside, Texas

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

Riverside, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
75%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Riverside, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
9p
81°
10p
76°
11p
76°
12a
74°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
69°
7a
73°
8a
76°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
92°
3p
93°
4p
91°
5p
88°
6p
83°
7p
80°
8p
L 68°H 93°
Riverside, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    89°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    88°75°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    89°77°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    48%
    91°75°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    77%
    84°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    77%
    83°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    62%
    85°70°
Riverside, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · veering 65°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
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 11 · pk 30 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 65° from the sse.
Riverside, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.3
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.66 inHg
Now
1004.3
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Riverside, TX
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.5 μg/m³
PM 10
17.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Riverside, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:00 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Riverside, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 AM
Moonset
1:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Riverside, 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 →

Riverside at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 20 (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 Riverside

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.