Hico, Texas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 91 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hico weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 18Thunderstorm23%—94°74°—
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm37%—87°78°-7°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm52%0.02″93°73°+6°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm——96°76°+3°
- MondayJun 22Thunderstorm21%—97°76°+1°
- TuesdayJun 23Thunderstorm21%—96°75°-1°
- WednesdayJun 24Thunderstorm17%—96°72°0°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 10:08 AM
- Moonset
- 11:30 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Hico at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Hico
- Thu94°74°23%
- Fri87°78°37%
- Sat93°73°52%
- Sun96°76°8%
- Mon97°76°21%
- Tue96°75°21%
- Wed96°72°17%
- Thu94°72°10%
- Fri95°74°5%
- Sat95°74°9%
- Sun94°73°7%
- Mon96°74°10%
- Tue97°73°7%
- Wed97°72°8%
- Thu97°73°14%
- Fri97°74°6%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 18, 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 — Hico
SPC has placed Hico in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- 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 Hico
- 76457