Current weather · Sep 26, 12:30 PM CDT

29.5820, -95.7610

86°

Mostly SunnyFeels like 89° · Humidity 55%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX · grid 48,87
High
92°
Low
71°
Rain today
1%
Sunrise
7:14 AM
Sunset
7:15 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

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Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Sat 12 PM86°89°68°55%0%NE3 mph8 mph49%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 1 PM87°91°68°53%0%ENE3 mph8 mph46%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 2 PM89°92°67°48%0%ENE3 mph9 mph52%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 3 PM89°92°67°48%1%E5 mph9 mph57%1%—10 mi25,000 ft
Sat 4 PM91°95°68°47%0%E5 mph10 mph58%—10 mi25,000 ft
Sat 5 PM89°93°68°50%0%E6 mph12 mph62%—10 mi25,000 ft
Sat 6 PM87°91°68°53%1%ESE6 mph13 mph52%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 7 PM85°89°69°59%0%ESE7 mph16 mph56%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 8 PM82°85°69°65%0%ESE6 mph15 mph40%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 9 PM80°83°70°72%0%ESE5 mph12 mph50%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 10 PM78°78°71°79%0%ESE3 mph9 mph28%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 11 PM77°77°71°82%0%ESE2 mph7 mph19%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 12 AM77°77°71°82%0%ESE1 mph5 mph16%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 1 AM76°76°72°87%1%ESE1 mph3 mph26%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 2 AM75°75°71°87%1%N0 mph3 mph29%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 3 AM75°75°71°87%1%N0 mph3 mph19%1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 4 AM74°74°71°90%2%N0 mph3 mph19%2%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 5 AM73°73°71°93%2%N0 mph2 mph42%2%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 6 AM73°73°71°93%2%N0 mph2 mph12%2%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 7 AM73°73°71°93%0%N0 mph2 mph47%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 8 AM74°74°72°93%0%N0 mph3 mph35%—7 mi-100 ft
Sun 9 AM78°78°74°88%0%N0 mph2 mph15%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 10 AM82°88°74°77%0%N0 mph2 mph19%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 11 AM85°92°73°67%0%ESE1 mph3 mph20%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 12 PM87°93°71°59%0%ESE1 mph5 mph23%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 1 PM88°94°71°57%2%ESE2 mph6 mph22%2%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 2 PM91°96°69°49%2%ESE2 mph7 mph25%2%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 3 PM91°96°69°49%2%ESE2 mph7 mph49%2%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 4 PM91°96°69°49%2%ESE3 mph8 mph67%2%—10 mi15,100 ft
Sun 5 PM92°97°69°47%2%SE5 mph10 mph69%2%——
Sun 6 PM89°94°69°52%2%SE6 mph13 mph47%2%——
Sun 7 PM87°92°70°57%0%SE7 mph16 mph44%——
Sun 8 PM85°90°71°63%0%SE7 mph16 mph55%——
Sun 9 PM82°87°73°74%0%SSE6 mph15 mph45%——
Sun 10 PM79°79°73°82%0%SSE5 mph13 mph35%——
Sun 11 PM78°78°73°85%0%SSE3 mph10 mph30%——
Mon 12 AM77°77°73°88%0%S3 mph8 mph26%——
Mon 1 AM77°77°73°88%0%S2 mph6 mph21%——
Mon 2 AM76°76°73°90%0%S2 mph5 mph21%——
Mon 3 AM75°75°72°90%0%S1 mph3 mph22%——
Mon 4 AM75°75°72°90%0%S1 mph3 mph22%——
Mon 5 AM74°74°72°93%0%S1 mph2 mph21%——
Mon 6 AM74°74°72°93%0%S0 mph2 mph21%——
Mon 7 AM74°74°72°93%0%N0 mph2 mph20%——
Mon 8 AM77°77°72°85%0%SSE0 mph2 mph16%——
Mon 9 AM80°84°73°79%0%SSE0 mph2 mph13%——
Mon 10 AM83°90°74°74%0%SSE1 mph3 mph9%——
Mon 11 AM86°93°73°65%0%SSE2 mph6 mph10%——

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 26, 7:20 AM CDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 11, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodaySep 2692°71°Partly Sunny1%wind 7 mph · gusts 16 mph
  2. SunSep 2793°74°Mostly Sunny2%wind 7 mph · gusts 16 mph
  3. MonSep 2894°75°Sunny12%wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  4. TueSep 2993°77°Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms30%wind 13 mph · gusts 22 mph
  5. WedSep 3091°76°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms52%0.53 inwind 16 mph · gusts 29 mph
  6. ThuOct 188°74°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms58%1.47 inwind 12 mph · gusts 22 mph
  7. FriOct 288°73°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely55%0.62 inwind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
  8. SatOct 387°74°53%0.25 inwind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  9. SunOct 486°71°National Blend52%0.47 inwind 6 mph · gusts 14 mph
  10. MonOct 583°68°National Blend30%0.20 inwind 10 mph · gusts 21 mph
  11. TueOct 682°68°National Blend14%0.10 inwind 9 mph · gusts 18 mph
  12. WedOct 7~81°63°Model mean
  13. ThuOct 8~80°62°Model mean
  14. FriOct 9~81°61°Model mean
  15. SatOct 10~83°62°Model mean
  16. SunOct 11~86°63°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like89°
  • WindNE 3 mphgusts 8 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity55%
  • Dew point68°
  • Pressure—
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset
  • Moonrise7:10 PMMoonset 7:07 AM
  • Moon phaseFull moon100% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 26, 7:00 AM CDT

NOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.

  1. TodaySep 2692°73°NWS grid 92° / 71°rain 1%wind 7 mph · gusts 16 mph
  2. SunSep 2794°74°NWS grid 93° / 74°rain 2%thunder 16%wind 7 mph · gusts 17 mph
  3. MonSep 2894°75°NWS grid 94° / 75°rain 10%thunder 19%wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  4. TueSep 2993°77°NWS grid 93° / 77°rain 23%thunder 18%wind 12 mph · gusts 22 mph
  5. WedSep 3092°77°NWS grid 91° / 76°rain 48%thunder 35%0.32 inwind 15 mph · gusts 28 mph
  6. ThuOct 189°75°NWS grid 88° / 74°rain 67%thunder 38%1.11 inwind 12 mph · gusts 25 mph
  7. FriOct 286°73°NWS grid 88° / 73°rain 68%thunder 34%0.97 inwind 7 mph · gusts 16 mph
  8. SatOct 386°73°NWS grid 87° / 74°rain 58%thunder 30%0.48 inwind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
  9. SunOct 486°71°Beyond the NWS gridrain 52%0.47 inwind 6 mph · gusts 14 mph
  10. MonOct 583°68°Beyond the NWS gridrain 30%0.20 inwind 10 mph · gusts 21 mph
  11. TueOct 682°68°Beyond the NWS gridrain 14%0.10 inwind 9 mph · gusts 18 mph
68°82°95°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Sep 26, 7:00 AM CDT · GFS Sep 26, 1:00 AM CDT · GEFS Sep 26, 1:00 AM CDT · ECMWF Sep 25, 7:00 PM CDT · ECMWF AI Sep 25, 7:00 PM CDT

Each line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.

68°86°104°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2692° 71°91° 68°95° 73°93° 72°93° 72°~91° 69°
Sun Sep 2793° 74°94° 72°92° 72°93° 73°92° 75°0.02 in~92° 73°
Mon Sep 2894° 75°78° 73°94° 74°93° 73°86° 76°~92° 75°0.06 in
Tue Sep 2993° 77°—95° 73°0.03 in91° 74°0.04 in96° 76°~93° 75°
Wed Sep 3091° 76°0.53 in—91° 77°0.05 in89° 77°0.74 in91° 79°0.14 in~93° 78°0.02 in
Thu Oct 188° 74°1.47 in—93° 77°0.10 in82° 76°1.58 in93° 79°0.21 in~88° 80°0.59 in
Fri Oct 288° 73°0.62 in—95° 76°0.18 in83° 74°0.74 in~91° 77°0.15 in~81° 76°1.01 in
Sat Oct 387° 74°0.25 in—88° 74°0.34 in86° 74°0.42 in~87° 76°0.21 in~83° 76°0.50 in
Sun Oct 4——91° 72°0.19 in87° 74°0.15 in~85° 75°0.45 in~88° 74°
Mon Oct 5——81° 59°82° 73°0.25 in~79° 75°0.02 in~85° 72°
Tue Oct 6——~82° 60°~71° 71°~78° 65°~80° 68°
Wed Oct 7——~82° 64°—~82° 64°~80° 61°
Thu Oct 8——~78° 63°—~80° 65°~83° 58°
Fri Oct 9——~77° 63°—~80° 62°~86° 59°
Sat Oct 10——~78° 61°—~83° 62°~88° 62°
Sun Oct 11——~86° 63°———

A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.

ECMWF ensemble meteogram

ECMWF ensemble meteogram for this place: box plots of cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and temperature from the 51 ensemble members for ten days.
Rendered by ECMWF from its 51-member ensemble, in metric units: each box spans the middle half of the members, the whiskers the rest, the line the control run. A forecast, not an observation. © ECMWF, CC BY 4.0.

The next 90 days

NOAA GHCN normals and records at Houston/Hull Field (SGR) · Climate Prediction Center outlooks

No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.

The forecast reaches Sun Oct 11, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.

Climate Prediction Center (CPC) temperature lean50%warmer 40% · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct to Dec20°40°60°80°100°TodayOct 1Nov 1Dec 1

Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normalCPC near normal or equal chances

Week ofNormalWarmest on recordColdest on recordTemperature leanPrecipitation lean
Sep 2687° / 67°100° (2005)52° (2001)no outlookno outlook
Oct 387° / 67°96° (2025)47° (2010)near normal most likely · days 8 to 1440% chance above normal · days 8 to 14
Oct 1084° / 65°100° (2024)44° (2002)40% chance above normal · Oct 202640% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 1783° / 60°95° (2025)42° (2001)40% chance above normal · Oct 202640% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 2477° / 56°93° (2024)35° (2017)40% chance above normal · Oct 202640% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 3176° / 54°91° (2010)32° (2011)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 777° / 57°90° (2018)29° (2019)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 1473° / 48°89° (2025)31° (2018)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 21—91° (2025)29° (2010)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2868° / 45°85° (2012)28° (2010)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 565° / 44°86° (2021)24° (2009)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1269° / 48°85° (2021)27° (2010)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1968° / 45°84° (2025)17° (2022)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec

Health and activities

Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollen

None of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.

Each rating says which span it is for: the rest of today’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.

Health

  • Arthritisnext 24 hModeratehumid
  • Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Common coldtodayLowmild
  • FlutodayLowmild
  • Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
  • Heat stresstodayHighheat
  • SunburntodayLowweak sun
  • Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
  • SleepingtonightGoodwarm night

Outdoors

  • RunningtodayFairhot
  • HikingtodayVery goodhot
  • BikingtodayVery goodhot
  • GolftodayIdealfine conditions
  • FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Beach and pooltodayIdealfine conditions
  • CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
  • StargazingtonightFairbright moon

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
  • Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads

Home and garden

  • Lawn mowingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • GardeningtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Outdoor entertainingtodayVery goodhot
  • Drying laundry outsidetodayIdealfine conditions
  • Painting and outdoor projectstodayIdealfine conditions
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestodayHighwarm
  • TickstodayModeratewarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
  • Outdoor peststodayHighwarm

Stargazing

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moon

Tonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated fair.

Night ofRatingDarkClear hoursClear and moonlessMoon litTransparency (est.)DewStrongest wind
SaturdayFair8:34 PM to 5:55 AM4 of 9None100%Poor2 h5 mph
SundayPoor8:32 PM to 5:56 AM0 of 9None98%4 h6 mph
MondayFair8:31 PM to 5:56 AM2 of 9None93%Poor4 h6 mph
TuesdayPoor8:30 PM to 5:57 AM0 of 10None87%5 h9 mph
WednesdayPoor8:29 PM to 5:57 AM0 of 10None79%8 h12 mph
ThursdayPoor8:27 PM to 5:58 AM0 of 10None70%10 h5 mph
FridayPoor8:26 PM to 5:58 AM0 of 10None60%10 h3 mph

Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.

Golden hour and blue hour

Computed from the sun and moon positions
DayBlue hour, morningGolden hour, morningGolden hour, eveningBlue hour, evening
Sat6:50 AM to 6:59 AM6:59 AM to 7:45 AM6:43 PM to 7:29 PM7:29 PM to 7:38 PM
Sun6:50 AM to 7:00 AM7:00 AM to 7:46 AM6:42 PM to 7:28 PM7:28 PM to 7:37 PM
Mon6:51 AM to 7:00 AM7:00 AM to 7:46 AM6:41 PM to 7:27 PM7:27 PM to 7:36 PM
Tue6:52 AM to 7:01 AM7:01 AM to 7:47 AM6:39 PM to 7:25 PM7:25 PM to 7:35 PM
Wed6:52 AM to 7:01 AM7:01 AM to 7:47 AM6:38 PM to 7:24 PM7:24 PM to 7:33 PM
Thu6:53 AM to 7:02 AM7:02 AM to 7:48 AM6:37 PM to 7:23 PM7:23 PM to 7:32 PM
Fri6:53 AM to 7:02 AM7:02 AM to 7:49 AM6:36 PM to 7:22 PM7:22 PM to 7:31 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:14 AM, 91° E
  • SS Sunset 7:15 PM, 269° W
  • MR Moonrise 7:10 PM, 83° E
  • MS Moonset 7:07 AM, 273° W
  • Full moon, 100% lit

Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.

Drone flying

NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107

This hour: no-fly (low cloud limits height (107.51)). Next good stretch: Sat 3 PM to 6 PM, 3 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:44 AM to sunrise 7:14 AM, and sunset 7:15 PM to 7:45 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Sat12 PM6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Sat 12 PMNo-fly3490%10 miup to 0 ft86°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sat 1 PMNo-fly3490%10 miup to 0 ft87°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sat 2 PMNo-fly34100%10 miup to 0 ft89°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sat 3 PMGood56111%10 mi400 ft89°nothing against it
Sat 4 PMGood56120%10 mi400 ft91°nothing against it
Sat 5 PMGood67130%10 mi400 ft89°nothing against it
Sat 6 PMNo-fly67141%10 miup to 0 ft87°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sat 7 PMNo-fly710190%10 miup to 0 ft85°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 8 PMNo-fly623320%10 miup to 0 ft82°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 9 PMNo-fly511180%10 miup to 0 ft80°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 10 PMNo-fly314190%10 miup to 0 ft78°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 11 PMNo-fly29140%10 miup to 0 ft77°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 12 AMNo-fly1580%10 miup to 0 ft77°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 1 AMNo-fly1571%10 miup to 0 ft76°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 2 AMNo-fly0031%10 miup to 0 ft75°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 3 AMNo-fly0031%10 miup to 0 ft75°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 4 AMNo-fly0032%10 miup to 0 ft74°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 5 AMNo-fly0022%10 miup to 0 ft73°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 6 AMNo-fly0022%10 miup to 0 ft73°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 7 AMNo-fly0020%10 miup to 0 ft73°low cloud limits height (107.51), civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Sun 8 AMNo-fly0030%7 miup to 0 ft74°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 9 AMNo-fly0020%10 miup to 0 ft78°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 10 AMNo-fly0020%10 miup to 0 ft82°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 11 AMNo-fly1140%10 miup to 0 ft85°low cloud limits height (107.51)

Flight restrictions nearby

Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.

Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.

Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.

Spraying and field work

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast

Hours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.

Spraying windows

  • Sat 12 PM to 7 PM 7 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Sat 8 PM to 11 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sun 4 PM to 7 PM 3 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Sun 9 PM to Mon 12 AM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Mon 12 PM to 4 PM 4 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Mon 9 PM to 11 PM 2 hours, every hour within the rules
Sat12 PM6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
SaturdayDry1%0.00 in47%7 mph3 dGood
SundayDry2%0.00 in47%7 mph2 dGood
MondayDry12%0.00 in47%9 mph1 dGood
TuesdayShowers possible30%0.00 in60%13 mph
WednesdayWet52%0.53 in68%16 mph
ThursdayWet58%1.47 in72%10 mph
FridayWet55%0.62 in72%7 mph
SaturdayWet53%0.25 in75%6 mph

Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.

Solunar times

Computed from the moon’s position

The best-rated day this week is Saturday, rated best.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Sat Best11:50 PM to 1:50 AM12:12 PM to 2:12 PM6:37 AM to 7:37 AM6:40 PM to 7:40 PM 100%7:14 AM, 7:15 PM
Sun Best12:35 AM to 2:35 AM12:59 PM to 2:59 PM7:39 AM to 8:39 AM7:12 PM to 8:12 PM 99%7:14 AM, 7:13 PM
Mon Good1:24 AM to 3:24 AM1:49 PM to 3:49 PM8:43 AM to 9:43 AM7:49 PM to 8:49 PM 95%7:15 AM, 7:12 PM
Tue Fair2:16 AM to 4:16 AM2:43 PM to 4:43 PM9:51 AM to 10:51 AM8:30 PM to 9:30 PM 90%7:15 AM, 7:11 PM
Wed Poor3:12 AM to 5:12 AM3:42 PM to 5:42 PM11:00 AM to 12:00 PM9:20 PM to 10:20 PM 82%7:16 AM, 7:10 PM
Thu Fair4:12 AM to 6:12 AM4:43 PM to 6:43 PM12:09 PM to 1:09 PM10:17 PM to 11:17 PM 73%7:16 AM, 7:08 PM
Fri Fair5:15 AM to 7:15 AM5:46 PM to 7:46 PM1:13 PM to 2:13 PM11:21 PM to 12:21 AM 64%7:17 AM, 7:07 PM

Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index

Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.

In words

NWS forecast periods, as issued
  1. This Afternoon92° · 1% · E 5 mph

    Partly sunny. High near 92, with temperatures falling to around 89 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph.

  2. Tonight73° · 2% · E 0–5 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

  3. Sunday93° · 2% · E 0–5 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

  4. Sunday Night74° · 2% · SE 0–5 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

  5. Monday94° · 12% · SE 0–10 mph

    Sunny. High near 94, with temperatures falling to around 91 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.

  6. Monday Night75° · 12% · SE 0–10 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

  7. Tuesday93° · 30% · SE 0–15 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

  8. Tuesday Night77° · 30% · SE 10 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

  9. Wednesday91° · 52% · S 10–15 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

  10. Wednesday Night76° · 52% · SE 10–15 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

  11. Thursday88° · 58% · S 10 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

  12. Thursday Night74° · 58% · SE 5 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

  13. Friday88° · 55% · SE 5 mph

    A chance of rain showers before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

  14. Friday Night73° · 55% · E 0–5 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX · issued Sep 26, 5:32 AM CDT

Written by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.

KEY Messages

Hot weather with low humidity today. A gradual increase in humidity begins late this evening.

Unsettled weather next week with increasing rain and storm chances, peaking from Wednesday into the weekend.

Discussion

1147 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026

In the near term, a comfortable night is unfolding as surface dew points remain in the 50s and low 70s while temperatures drop into the mid 60s and low 70s. So, enjoy the dry and comfortable early Saturday morning. Temperatures will gradually warm up through the day with highs reaching the low to mid 90s this afternoon. It will be hot but still with low humidity.

Forecast soundings show a gradual increase in low to mid level moisture starting later today and continuing through the remainder of the forecast period. With a little more moisture in the area, expect a hot and slightly more humid Sunday with isolated diurnally- driven showers and storms. This weather pattern looks to remain at least through Tuesday with isolated to scattered activity mainly in the afternoon with the seabreeze.

After Tuesday, the weather pattern changes with increasing rain and thunderstorm chances, peaking from Wednesday into the weekend. We'll be receiving moisture from different areas. Gulf moisture will kick- in as persistent southeasterly flow continues. At the same time deep Pacific moisture will filter over the Plains as a deepening upper- lvl trough moves over the western CONUS and merges with the remnants of Polo. Confidence in a wetter pattern toward mid-late week continues to increase; however, confidence on timing, rain coverage, and rainfall amounts remains still low. Latest Global model runs suggest an uptick in moisture with PWATs at or above the climatological maximum for late September. However, most of them now keep the FROPA to our west. The GFS and its ensemble members continue to be the most progressive and aggressive solutions for our region, bringing periods of moderate to heavy rain through the end of the week. The ECMWF continues to be less aggressive and keeps the bulk of the QPF to our north/west. Overall, the probability of getting rainfall amounts greater than 1 inch is around 20 to 35 % for Wednesday, 50 to 60% for Thursday, and 30 to 40% on Friday. The probability of rain greater than 2 inches is slightly lower: 20-25% Wed, 30-45% Thurs, and 15 to 25% Fri. Given the spread in models regarding the evolution of this trough, and the eventual QPF, the main takeaway at the moment is to focus on impacts and not total amounts. Prepare for periods of showers and thunderstorms, mainly Wednesday into Friday. Finer details will be provided as confidence increases.

JM

Aviation

528 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(12Z TAF Issuance)

VFR conditions continue today and tonight for the vast majority of the area. Exception, albeit brief, would be around some of the coastal terminals who might see an isolated shower and MVFR ceiling at times this morning. 47

Marine

1147 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026

Benign marine conditions will continue with light onshore winds and seas at least through early next week. Northeast to east winds will gradually shift to the southeast this weekend and will persist through most of the upcoming week. An isolated shower or storm will be possible through the weekend, but minimal impact is anticipated. Unsettled weather returns to the Upper TX coast heading into mid- week. Look for periods of rain and thunderstorms, along with elevated winds and building seas, likely reaching Advisory levels.

JM

Preliminary Point Temps / Pops

College Station (CLL) 94 70 97 72 / 0 0 0 0 Houston (IAH) 92 74 94 75 / 0 0 0 0 Galveston (GLS) 88 81 89 82 / 20 10 20 0

HGX Watches / Warnings / Advisories

TX...None. GM...None.

The outlooks beyond

SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this point

The national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.

Severe weather

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26No risk area
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27No risk area
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28General Thunderstorms Risk
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
  5. Day 5 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
  6. Day 6 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
  7. Day 7 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
  8. Day 8 · Sat Oct 3No risk area

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Under 0.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Under 0.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28Under 0.01 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Sep 29–Sep 301.00 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 1–Oct 21.50 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Flash flood risk

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Below marginal
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Below marginal
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28Below marginal
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29Below marginal
  5. Day 5 · Wed Sep 30Marginal

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · Temperature50% chance above normalOct 1–Oct 5
  2. Days 6–10 · Precipitation50% chance above normalOct 1–Oct 5
  3. Days 8–14 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 3–Oct 9
  4. Days 8–14 · Precipitation40% chance above normalOct 3–Oct 9

Hazards, 3 to 14 days

  1. Sep 30–Oct 1Heavy Rain

Drought

  1. Drought Monitor, map of Sep 22D0 Abnormally dry

Drought in this county: the map, the record since 2000 and the outlook

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Sugar Land

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around February 9 and the first fall freeze around December 13: a growing season of about 305 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by November 19; one spring in ten still has one after March 11.

Climate of 29.58, -95.76: normals, records and every month

Everything else on the grid

NWS forecast grid · 28 elements

The forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.

ElementSatSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
HeatRisk max2 · Moderate2 · Moderate2 · Moderate2 · Moderate3 · Major3 · Major2 · Moderate2 · Moderate
Wet bulb globe temperature max83°86°86°86°86°84°85°84°
Heat index max95°97°99°102°103°96°96°94°
Chance of thunder max1%2%12%24%36%41%31%22%
Lightning activity level max11133331
Cloud ceiling min-100 ft-100 ft
Visibility min10 mi7 mi
Mixing height max6,300 ft6,200 ft6,300 ft6,000 ft5,000 ft4,400 ft3,200 ft4,000 ft
Transport wind max12 mph12 mph13 mph14 mph16 mph18 mph10 mph8 mph
Twenty-foot wind max6 mph6 mph7 mph12 mph15 mph10 mph6 mph6 mph

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Houston/Hull Field (SGR) · 6.9 mi away

Each forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.

DayForecastNormalRecord highRecord low
Sat Sep 2692° / 71°89° / 68°98° (2005)54° (2001)
Sun Sep 2793° / 74°88° / 68°100° (2005)52° (2001)
Mon Sep 2894° / 75°—99° (2005)53° (2001)
Tue Sep 2993° / 77°87° / 67°97° (2011)55° (2020)
Wed Sep 3091° / 76°87° / 65°96° (2023)53° (2020)
Thu Oct 188° / 74°88° / 66°96° (2023)52° (2022)
Fri Oct 288° / 73°87° / 65°96° (2025)52° (2001)
Sat Oct 387° / 74°87° / 64°94° (2024)52° (2003)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Sat6:50 AM7:14 AM7:15 PM7:38 PM12 h 1 min Full moon · 100% lit
Sun6:50 AM7:14 AM7:13 PM7:37 PM11 h 59 min Waning gibbous · 99% lit
Mon6:51 AM7:15 AM7:12 PM7:36 PM11 h 57 min Waning gibbous · 95% lit
Tue6:52 AM7:15 AM7:11 PM7:35 PM11 h 56 min Waning gibbous · 90% lit
Wed6:52 AM7:16 AM7:10 PM7:33 PM11 h 54 min Waning gibbous · 82% lit
Thu6:53 AM7:16 AM7:08 PM7:32 PM11 h 52 min Waning gibbous · 73% lit
Fri6:53 AM7:17 AM7:07 PM7:31 PM11 h 50 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat6:54 AM7:18 AM7:06 PM7:30 PM11 h 48 min Last quarter · 53% lit

Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

What is here

Seven days
The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
Hour by hour
Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
Everything else on the grid
The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
The discussion
The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
Beyond the week
The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
Against the record
Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
The next 90 days
The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.

Common questions

Where does this forecast come from?

From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.

How far ahead does it go?

The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.

Why is this different from the app on my phone?

Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.

What is a place’s address here?

Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.

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