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Gravel Locos weather
What race day has been like in Hico, Texas, the forecast when it’s close, and how to see the wind and rain on every stretch of the course.
- When
- Late May
- Base
- Hico, Texas
- Terrain
- Central Texas ranch roads
- Timing
- A few weeks before Unbound, and a popular tune-up for it
Live weather
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Race day in past years
The weather in Hico on May 24, 7 AM to 6 PM, in each of the last 10 years. The race isn’t always on that exact date, but it shows what that time of year is like.
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Measured for the base town. Out on the course, especially higher up, it can be colder, windier or wetter.
Forecast the course, stretch by stretch
The town forecast only tells part of the story. Route Forecast times the weather to where you’ll be on the course.
- Get the course from the race: a GPX file, or a Ride with GPS or Strava route link. Races usually publish it a few weeks before.
- Open Route Forecast and drop in the file or paste the link.
- Set the race start time and your pace. You’ll see temperature, rain and headwind, tailwind or crosswind for every stretch.
About the course
- Long, rolling ranch roads in central Texas hill country.
- Weather: Late May in central Texas is often hot and humid, with a chance of strong thunderstorms.
Questions
What’s the weather usually like at Gravel Locos?
Late May in central Texas is often hot and humid, with a chance of strong thunderstorms. This page shows the weather in Hico, Texas on May 24 in each of the last 10 years, from 7 AM to 6 PM: temperature, wind and rain.
When is Gravel Locos?
Late May. The 2025 race was May 24.
Can I get a forecast for the whole Gravel Locos course?
Yes. Get the course GPX file, or a Ride with GPS or Strava route link, from the race, and open it in Route Forecast (free, no account). Set your start time and pace, and it shows the temperature, rain and headwind, tailwind or crosswind on every stretch of the course, timed to when you’ll be there.
When will the race-day forecast be available?
Weather models forecast about two weeks ahead. Once the race date is set, check this page about two weeks before. Until then it shows the weather there now and race-day weather from past years.