Observed 8:00 PM CDT at KHRL

Rice Tracts, TX weather

Clear and 73°23°.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the east. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 8 AM
Dew point: 64°18°; Sticky
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 44Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.14 inHg1021 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (75°24° then, 75°24° now)

Good hours for

Above 80°27° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 85°29° tomorrow at 2 PM
Below 80°27° tomorrow night after 8 PM
Rain Tuesday 7 AM–7 PM (60%, 0.42 in11 mm)
Feels like 90°32°+ Tuesday 2–5 PM (peak 91°33°)

TonightDown to 69°21° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 81°27° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 84°29° · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 70°21° by 5 AM · rain chance 30% · Mostly cloudy
Tuesday morningUp to 81°27° by 11 AM · Rain 7 AM–noon (30%)
Tuesday afternoonNear 84°29° · Rain all afternoon (60%) · feels like 91°33°

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sun 8p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	99%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	99%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	99%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	99%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	76%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	95%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	76%	95%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	92%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	88%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	88%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	79%	89%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	79%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 81°27° to 82°28°)	83°28°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	80%	4
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	83°28° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	85°29°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	75%	5
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	84°29° (likely 83°28° to 85°29°)	87°31°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	55%	45%	6
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	85°29° (likely 83°28° to 85°29°)	87°31°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	55%	57%	6
Mon 3p	Cloudy	85°29° (likely 82°28° to 85°29°)	87°31°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	76%	2
Mon 4p	Mostly cloudy	85°29° (likely 82°28° to 85°29°)	88°31°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	55%	59%	2
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	84°29° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	87°31°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	59%	69%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	85°29°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	83%	1
Mon 7p	Mostly cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	83°28°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	67%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	78%	0
Mon 9p	Partly cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	67%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	85%	74%	0
Mon 11p	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	88%	63%	0
Tue 12a	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	58%	0
Tue 1a	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	62%	0
Tue 2a	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	91%	41%	0
Tue 3a	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	94%	31%	0
Tue 4a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	95%	61%	0
Tue 5a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	30%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	69%	0
Tue 6a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	30%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	98%	76%	0
Tue 7a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	97%	83%	0
Tue 8a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	99%	78%	0
Tue 9a	Showers	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	78%	1
Tue 10a	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	73%	2
Tue 11a	Heavy rain	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	85°29°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	74%	4
Tue 12p	Cloudy	83°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	88°31°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	87%	5
Tue 1p	Cloudy	84°29° (likely 77°25° to 84°29°)	89°32°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	96%	5
Tue 2p	Drizzle	85°29° (likely 75°24° to 85°29°)	91°33°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	93%	3
Tue 3p	Drizzle	86°30° (likely 74°23° to 86°30°)	91°33°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	61%	89%	3
Tue 4p	Drizzle	86°30° (likely 75°24° to 86°30°)	91°33°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	61%	73%	3
Tue 5p	Cloudy	84°29° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	89°32°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	64%	81%	2
Tue 6p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 76°24° to 82°28°)	87°31°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	86%	1
Tue 7p	Partly cloudy	80°27° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	84°29°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	66%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 68°20°. Typical 86°30° / 63°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 63°17°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 86°30°, low 69°21°. Typical 85°29° / 63°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. North northeast wind 2 to 12 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 1 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 63°17°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 86°30°, low 71°22°. Typical 85°29° / 62°17°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Heavy rain, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 86°30°
  60% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  60% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. East southeast wind 2 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 62°17°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 88°31°, low 71°22°. Typical 85°29° / 62°17°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 84°29°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 2 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
83°28°–88°31°
Low, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 62°17°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 86°30°, low 71°22°. Typical 84°29° / 62°17°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°29°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. East southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 62°17°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 88°31°, low 72°22°. Typical 84°29° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 86°30°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 79°26°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
85°29°–88°31°
Low, likely
72°22°–73°23°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 62°17°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 90°32°, low 73°23°. Typical 84°29° / 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 87°31°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 78°26°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 72°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
84°29°–91°33°
Low, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 61°16°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Mostly sunny. High 90°32°, low 71°22°. Typical 84°29° / 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 87°31°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 78°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
81°27°–91°33°
Low, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 61°16°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 89°32°, low 74°23°. Typical 83°28° / 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 88°31°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 78°26°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
86°30°–92°33°
Low, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 61°16°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Nov 3. Partly sunny. High 88°31°, low 73°23°. Typical 83°28° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 89°31°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 79°26°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
86°30°–93°34°
Low, likely
73°23°–74°23°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 60°16°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
6

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 68°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 86°, low 69°.
Tuesday
58% chance of rain, high 86°, low 71°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 86–90°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BRO) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Rio Grande near San Benito

6.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 34.8 ft
Flow: 222 cfs

Forecast peak 34.8 ft Tue 7 AM

Reading from Sun 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande at Lower Brownsville

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 88 cfs

Forecast peak 3.5 ft Thu 7 AM

Reading from Sun 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Arroyo Colorado at Harlingen

9.3 mi

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 106 cfs

Reading from Sun 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Arroyo Colorado South of Mercedes

18 mi

Level: 0.5 ft
Flow: 86 cfs

Reading from Sun 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

About 61% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 23Typical 59

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Sticky, humid air (dew point 64°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Harlingen Rio Grande Valley International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1952–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

—MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
+2°+1°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Rice Tracts weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 19 min; Losing 1 min 24 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 48 min less
Golden hour: 6:22–7:08 PM; Morning 7:20–8:06 AM
Blue hour: 7:08–7:17 PM; Morning 7:11–7:20 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 94% cover).

Moon

Full moon

100% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:59 AM · rises 6:27 PM
Full moon: Today, 11:12 PM
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Rice Tracts. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Rice Tracts, TX weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rio Grande near San Benito

Rio Grande at Lower Brownsville

Arroyo Colorado at Harlingen

Arroyo Colorado South of Mercedes

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon