South Houston, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Houston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast11%—96°78°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——97°77°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers19%—100°78°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast20%—100°80°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——100°80°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——100°79°0°
- FridayJul 10Clear——100°79°0°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.76 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 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
South Houston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 77587
16-Day Forecast — South Houston
- Sat96°78°11%
- Sun97°77°9%
- Mon100°78°19%
- Tue100°80°20%
- Wed100°80°5%
- Thu100°79°4%
- Fri100°79°9%
- Sat99°80°15%
- Sun102°79°18%
- Mon101°80°22%
- Tue104°80°11%
- Wed101°81°29%
- Thu91°80°24%
- Fri88°75°23%
- Sat90°79°26%
- Sun93°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 — South Houston
SPC includes South Houston 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 South Houston
- 77587