The Colony, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
The Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain16%0.34″101°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——95°72°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——100°78°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——103°80°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——104°82°+1°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——102°81°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast11%—101°81°-1°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
The Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 75056
15-Day Forecast — The Colony
- Sun101°73°16%
- Mon95°72°7%
- Tue100°78°7%
- Wed103°80°2%
- Thu104°82°0%
- Fri102°81°4%
- Sat101°81°11%
- Sun101°78°10%
- Mon101°75°4%
- Tue104°82°4%
- Wed108°81°3%
- Thu108°79°4%
- Fri104°74°11%
- Sat94°78°14%
- Sun90°76°17%
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 — The Colony
SPC has placed The Colony in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 The Colony
- 75036
- 75056