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The Woodlands, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

The Woodlands weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

The Woodlands, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:28 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
70%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:25 AM
Sunset
3:27 PM
The Woodlands, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastThe Woodlands, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 78°H 97°
The Woodlands, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    97°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    97°78°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    97°78°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    99°79°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    100°79°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    101°79°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    103°79°+2°
The Woodlands, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
230° · steady
Direction
SW
230°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 217SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
The Woodlands, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.4
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.4
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+2.1
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.91008.51010.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
The Woodlands, TX
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-7 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.75 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
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
The Woodlands, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
10%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.0mi
UNLIMITED
95 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
14:28 UTC · The Woodlands, 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
14:28 UTC · The Woodlands, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
The Woodlands, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
The Woodlands, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
The Woodlands, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:59 AM
Sunrise
1:25 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
3:27 PM
Civil dusk
8:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
The Woodlands, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
The Woodlands, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

The Woodlands at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 — The Woodlands

  1. Sat97°77°5%
  2. Sun97°78°3%
  3. Mon97°78°12%
  4. Tue99°79°13%
  5. Wed100°79°5%
  6. Thu101°79°3%
  7. Fri103°79°5%
  8. Sat102°80°8%
  9. Sun102°80°14%
  10. Mon102°80°12%
  11. Tue104°79°14%
  12. Wed98°80°15%
  13. Thu91°79°26%
  14. Fri87°75°23%
  15. Sat89°74°20%
  16. Sun95°75°14%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near The Woodlands

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 — The Woodlands

SPC includes The Woodlands 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 The Woodlands

  • 77381
  • 77384
  • 77380
  • 77382
  • 77389
  • 77393

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.