College Station, Texas Weather
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College Station weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 9:21 AM CDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Heavy Drizzle later29%0.05″99°74°—
- TuesdaySep 22Mostly Clear13%—95°74°-4°
- WednesdaySep 23Drizzle13%0.03″99°74°+4°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast——100°74°+1°
- FridaySep 25Overcast——99°71°-1°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast——99°71°0°
- SundaySep 27Partly Cloudy——100°72°+1°
Air quality now AQI 35 · Good
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:35 PM
- Moonset
- 2:14 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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College Station at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 87°F (high 99°F, low 74°F), 8°F above the 79°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: February 27 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 7 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots; harvest beans, summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — College Station
- Mon99°74°29%
- Tue95°74°13%
- Wed99°74°13%
- Thu100°74°1%
- Fri99°71°0%
- Sat99°71°1%
- Sun100°72°4%
- Mon98°71°15%
- Tue91°73°38%
- Wed92°70°28%
- Thu88°67°14%
- Fri79°70°18%
- Sat83°70°19%
- Sun89°68°17%
- Mon80°59°10%
- Tue78°52°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near College Station
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on College Station — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Late season
As of September 21, the first frost (around November 30) is about 10 weeks away. Frost-tender plants keep producing until then. This city's planting calendar for September: plant beans, squash, fall brassicas, and carrots; harvest beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — College Station
SPC includes College Station in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in College Station
College Station sits in Brazos County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 8m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 10m — a swing of +3h 58m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Houston, the state’s largest city, lies about 77 miles to the SE. The nearest town College Station tracks is Temple, roughly 74 miles to the WNW.
Air quality in College Station
Air quality in College Station’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2023 (median AQI 39). See the full air-quality history for College Station.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| March | lettuce, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| April | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| May | squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| June | squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, garlic |
| July | beans, squash | tomatoes, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | summer squash, winter squash |
| September | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
College Station's warmest month is August (~86°F mean) and its coldest is January (~52°F). Rainfall peaks in October (4.9 inches) and bottoms out in July (2.0 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 3.4″ | 5 |
| February | 55° | 2.9″ | 4 |
| March | 62° | 3.4″ | 5 |
| April | 69° | 2.9″ | 4 |
| May | 76° | 4.6″ | 6 |
| June | 83° | 4.0″ | 5 |
| July | 85° | 2.0″ | 3 |
| August | 86° | 3.1″ | 4 |
| September | 81° | 3.5″ | 5 |
| October | 71° | 4.9″ | 5 |
| November | 60° | 3.3″ | 5 |
| December | 53° | 3.7″ | 5 |
Regional context
Similar climates Bryan, TX, Snook, TX, Wixon Valley, TX
Drawing on NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, College Station's January averages 52°F and July 85°F — 34°F apart — while precipitation totals roughly 41.8 inches over some 55 days.
College Station's precipitation spreads evenly across the seasons: October peaks at 4.9 inches on 4.9 wet days, while July holds 2.0 inches over 3.3 — no season dominates College Station's rain calendar. It is a balanced pattern College Station shares with places like Bryan, TX, Snook, TX and Wixon Valley, TX.
By February 27 the frosts ease in College Station, opening the season for lettuce, chard, arugula, and mustard greens. In College Station, warm-season transplants — tomatoes, peppers, basil — wait two weeks past College Station's frost date. Around November 30, freezing nights resume in College Station and tender crops must come in. In about half of years, College Station's last freeze comes after February 27.
Similar climates: Bryan, TX, Snook, TX, Wixon Valley, TX, Lake Bryan, TX, Clay, TX.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in College Station?
- In College Station, expect the last spring frost near February 27; College Station's first autumn frost comes around November 30.
- What is the rainy season in College Station?
- Rainfall in College Station peaks in October near 4.9 inches, out of about 42 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in College Station?
- On average August tops the year in College Station at about 86°F.
- What is the coldest month in College Station?
- The coldest stretch in College Station falls in January, around 52°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in College Station?
- Around February 27, start frost-hardy crops in College Station; tomatoes and basil belong a fortnight later.
- How many rainy days does College Station get?
- College Station records around 55 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is College Station?
- Because College Station bottoms near 52°F in January, that winter low sets College Station's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for College Station?
- College Station's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in College Station?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for College Station in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in College Station?
- Current conditions for College Station and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the College Station forecast updated?
- The College Station forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in College Station?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for College Station are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for College Station?
- The next few days in College Station's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
College Station sits at 30.6°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in College Station
- 77840
- 77841
- 77842
- 77843
- 77844
- 77845
- 77881