Friendswood, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Friendswood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——96°77°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—96°77°0°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear21%—95°77°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle22%—95°78°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——95°77°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——96°77°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——93°77°-3°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Friendswood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 77546
16-Day Forecast — Friendswood
- Sat96°77°7%
- Sun96°77°11%
- Mon95°77°21%
- Tue95°78°22%
- Wed95°77°4%
- Thu96°77°1%
- Fri93°77°5%
- Sat93°78°11%
- Sun94°78°17%
- Mon96°77°16%
- Tue99°78°14%
- Wed99°79°29%
- Thu89°79°24%
- Fri87°76°23%
- Sat91°80°26%
- Sun92°78°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Friendswood
SPC includes Friendswood in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Friendswood
- 77546
- 77549