Richards, Texas Weather
Richards, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Richards, Grimes County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Richards.
About Richards, Texas
Richards rests in a landscape of gentle, rolling hills, where the earth breathes a deep, verdant exhale of East Texas pine and hardwood. It lies 21.4 miles south-west of Huntsville, TX (from Huntsville, TX: bearing 233°T), and is situated 18.0 miles north-east of Navasota. The air here carries the faint, sweet tang of sun-baked pine needles and the damp, earthy scent of loam after a summer shower, a fragrance that clings to the wide, open skies. Sunlight, when it spills through the canopy, paints shifting mosaics on the forest floor, and in the quietude, one can discern the subtle murmur of unseen creeks threading through the undergrowth, their waters cool and clear. The land itself seems to possess a patient, enduring quality, its contours softened by the passage of seasons, promising a stillness that seeps into the bones. The history of Richards is a story whispered by the very soil, a narrative shaped by the cycles of agriculture and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, this corner of Grimes County has been defined by the cultivation of its fertile ground, with cotton once a king and now more often the gentle sway of cattle across pastures that stretch towards the horizon. While no grand monuments mark its past, the echoes of log cabins and the quiet industry of farming families linger in the very air, a testament to the resilience that built this place. The local economy, though modest, is deeply rooted in the land, with small businesses and agricultural endeavors forming the backbone of daily life in Richards, a place where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates much of the day.
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| Location | Richards, Grimes County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.5377°N, 95.839395°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77873 |
| Area Code | 409 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Richards, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Richards, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Richards includes coordinates 30.537700°N, 95.839395°W, situated in Grimes County. ZIP code 77873. Telephone area code: 409. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
