Houston, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Houston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers23%0.24″88°72°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle47%—90°71°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast28%—95°70°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle12%—96°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—98°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—96°75°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast45%—96°74°0°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Houston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38851
15-Day Forecast — Houston
- Sun89°73°23%
- Mon90°71°47%
- Tue95°70°28%
- Wed96°72°12%
- Thu98°73°14%
- Fri96°75°26%
- Sat96°74°45%
- Sun92°71°35%
- Mon92°70°17%
- Tue94°72°8%
- Wed98°67°6%
- Thu86°69°22%
- Fri86°70°27%
- Sat86°69°16%
- Sun90°73°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Houston
SPC has placed Houston in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Houston
- 38851