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Porter Heights, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Porter Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Porter Heights, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 11:42 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
74%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:24 AM
Sunset
3:26 PM
Porter Heights, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPorter Heights, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 97°
Porter Heights, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    97°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    12%
    2.9″
    97°74°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    17%
    93°74°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    17%
    97°75°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    99°77°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    99°79°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    11%
    98°79°-1°
Porter Heights, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · backing 7°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 16 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3025SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 7° from the ssw.
Porter Heights, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.5
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.5
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.41009.31010.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Porter Heights, TX
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.84 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
14μg/m³
OzoneGood
42μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Porter Heights, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.2mi
UNLIMITED
110 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:42 UTC · Porter Heights, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:42 UTC · Porter Heights, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Porter Heights, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Porter Heights, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Porter Heights, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:58 AM
Sunrise
1:24 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
3:26 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Porter Heights, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 PM
Moonset
11:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Porter Heights, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Porter Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Porter Heights

  1. Sat97°78°2%
  2. Sun97°74°12%
  3. Mon93°74°17%
  4. Tue97°75°17%
  5. Wed99°77°6%
  6. Thu99°79°6%
  7. Fri98°79°11%
  8. Sat98°79°22%
  9. Sun93°72°38%
  10. Mon86°73°40%
  11. Tue80°73°15%
  12. Wed92°74°13%
  13. Thu93°76°7%
  14. Fri95°77°23%
  15. Sat95°78°16%
  16. Sun96°77°19%

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 — Porter Heights

SPC includes Porter Heights 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 Porter Heights

  • 77365

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.