Sugar Land, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sugar Land weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——97°76°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—95°76°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy21%—96°76°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—99°76°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——99°76°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—96°76°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle37%—96°76°0°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 8.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sugar Land at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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 codes: 77478, 77479, 77498
16-Day Forecast — Sugar Land
- Sun97°76°6%
- Mon95°76°11%
- Tue96°76°21%
- Wed99°76°11%
- Thu99°76°6%
- Fri96°76°16%
- Sat96°76°37%
- Sun94°76°33%
- Mon96°75°31%
- Tue103°76°15%
- Wed105°75°12%
- Thu104°78°18%
- Fri104°79°27%
- Sat104°79°16%
- Sun100°79°16%
- Mon101°78°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Sugar Land
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 — Sugar Land
SPC includes Sugar Land 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 Sugar Land
- 77498
- 77478
- 77479
- 77487
- 77496